Ackley had a big three-run homer in the Yankees' win over the Mets on Sunday night and is starting to play more often at second base.

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The Yankees believe that Ackley's month-long stay on the DL helped him right the ship by healing his back. "This kid has had success before. I know this year has kind of been a tough year for him, but you start to wonder how much his back was bothering him and he didn't even realize it was bothering him," manager Joe Girardi said. "He took those couple of weeks off, went down to rehab and swung the bat great, and it's just continued here."