Giancarlo Stanton said he never hit a ball off the upper deck facade in left field at Yankee Stadium — even in batting practice — until Saturday.
slugger has struggled in recent weeks, but he can still hit some moonshots with the best of them.
On Saturday, he hit a home run that left his bat at 118 mph and wound up in a spot observers don't think has ever been touched. New York Yankees right fielder Giancarlo Stanton watches his home run against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Yankee Stadium.Stanton, who's near the top of exit velo leader boards every year, said he's never hit one up there, even in batting practice.Stanton swatted a more typical Yankee Stadium homer later in the game, bouncing one off the bottom of the right field foul pole.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone has previously called Stanton"weird" for his inhumane power. Boone said Stanton's 447-foot bomb was just another example of that. "I've never seen a ball go up there. And to hit it 118 that high to the direct pull side — you can't make that up,"New York Yankees right fielder Giancarlo Stanton rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Yankee Stadium.
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