Mattingly knows Stanton ready for success in Bronx

TAMPA — Donnie Baseball knows what it takes to be a star in New York, and he managed the star Giancarlo Stanton the two previous years with the Marlins.

Yes, Don Mattingly knows what is expected from the player and the city, and he is expecting nothing but success for the Yankees new slugger because of Stanton’s personality and talent, plus the cast of s tars Stanton will be aligned within this powerful pinstriped lineup.

“The field is the field, hitting’ shitting and that doesn’t really change no matter where you are at,’’ Mattingly told The Post on Sunday before the Yankees beat the Marlins 8-5 at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the first time Stanton has faced his old team.

“The expectations in New York obviously are a lot different than they were in Miami,’’ Mattingly said. “I think there are different demands. That’s the biggest adjustment for ‘G’ — it’s just a little bit different animal.

“But if you are good on the field, you are good everywhere, and he is good on the field.’’

Indeed. And the Yankees have the lineup. They pretty much trotted out the real thing Sunday.

Stanton has been going through some spring training adjustments. He walked twice and singled to right Sunday. He knows for this lineup to reach its peak, he has to produce.

He also knows it’s getting to be go time. He is taking on the pressure.

“I still got to perform the way I can, too,’’ Stanton said of the Yankees lineup. “I’ll get a lot of help on days I don’t produce but I’m part of that lineup so we are all a whole.’’

Stanton said it’s to the point in the spring when you have to be “season-ready. To finish your side adjustments you need this last week,’’ he said.

He was in left field once again and had a busy day. One of his goals, “is to be better in left,’’ he said. Stanton does not know how much he will play in left.

“Who knows? You prepare for a lot then you are ready for a lit- tle,’’ he said with a smile.

As for the off-the-field adjustments, the demands of playing in New York, Mattingly said that will not be a problem for Stanton, either.

“He’s an easy guy to deal with because there is not a lot of fluff around the field, not a lot of stuff off the field. He’s pretty quiet, sticks to his business and is a pretty private guy,’’ Mattingly said.

“It was good to s ee those guys,’’ Stanton sai d of Mattingly & Co. and what’s left of the Marlins.

Aaron Boone thinks Stanton has blended in perfectly.

“I think he really likes it here and that’s a credit to those guys in that room,’’ Boone said. “I think they made him feel at home and the sense I’ve gotten is that he has come in and been one of the guys, not necessarily put on a pedestal or anything like that. I think he likes that and I think he likes the work he has been able to get in and he’s even taken some guys and has done some behind the scenes work and that is cool to see.’’

Stanton has f it in well. His locker is next to Brett Gardner’s, and earlier this spring when reporters were talking to Stanton about a foul ball he hit that broke a press box window, Gardner cracked, “You’re supposed to hit the ball the other way.’’

Stanton laughed. That’s what it takes to fit in a new clubhouse. Add some typical Stanton dingers and he really will be right at home.

When Stanton, batting fourth, came to the plate in the first, the Yankees already had a 2-0 lead thanks to Greg Bird’s booming home run. Stanton rocketed a foul deep down the left-field line as the fired-up crowd roared. Even foul balls are fun here. Noted Boone of Stanton, “I think he is happy and in a good place.’’

He is. Stanton is not a Marlin, he’s a Yankee. Life could not be better.