Giancarlo Stanton is stepping up for the Yankees under the postseason’s bright lights.
Stanton’s blast, in particular, was an outright moonshot. He punished a 93-mph fastball from Erik Sabrowski that was hanging in the middle of the strike zone and launched it to left-center field for a 439-foot blast to give the Yankees a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Giancarlo Stanton LAUNCHES a 439-foot blast! ☄️ (via @MLB)
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This home run was Stanton’s 13th in 32 playoff games for the Yankees, per Katie Sharp of Talkin’ Yanks, which puts the veteran slugger in esteemed franchise history. According to Sharp, no other Yankees player has hit 13 long balls in any 32-playoff game span apart from Babe Ruth and Stanton, which is an extremely exclusive club to say the least.