No matter where a pitch is thrown, New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton seems to have a good chance of belting a home run these days.
The red-hot Stanton delivered the big blow in Tuesday night’s series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays, driving a low pitch from Trevor Richards into the second deck in left for a three-run homer to put his team ahead 6-2 in the seventh inning.
The impressive shot marked the lowest ball Stanton has ever hit for a home run.
Giancarlo Stanton's HR came on a pitch that was 1.26 ft above the ground
That's the lowest pitch Stanton has homered off of in his career pic.twitter.com/Sqy5bPTSby
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) September 29, 2021
It marked the fourth game in a row in which Stanton has homered, giving him 35 on the season. All four have also helped the Yankees win games, vaulting New York ahead of Toronto and the Boston Red Sox in the race for the American League’s top wild-card spot.
Here’s a look at some reaction to Stanton’s latest home run:
Stanton 4 HRs and 13 RBI in his last 4 games. pic.twitter.com/tBUOyzoYvB
— Tim Micallef (@tim_micallef) September 29, 2021
Giancarlo Stanton to the rest of the league right now pic.twitter.com/ONohMw3mcA
— BetMGM (@BetMGM) September 29, 2021
This is the correct way to pitch to Giancarlo Stanton right now pic.twitter.com/XfAsxTGkPr
— D. Michael Kasper (@KasperStats) September 29, 2021
Just an amazing swing by Stanton to hit that changeup out of the park
How unlikely was it?
Trevor Richards had thrown 917 changeups down & out of the zone in his MLB career before tonight and none (!!!) had ever been hit for a HR.
Crazy & unbelievable hit. pic.twitter.com/HiCN15EX2n
— Chris Black (@DownToBlack) September 29, 2021
Giancarlo Stanton is on one.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) September 29, 2021
Stanton & Judge become the 8th different pair of Yankee teammates to hit 35+ home runs in the same season joining:
Gehrig/Ruth (4 times)
Mantle/Maris (Twice)
Giambi/Soriano (Twice)
DiMaggio/Gehrig (1937)
A-Rod/Sheffield (2004)
A-Rod/Giambi (2006)
Granderson/Teixeira (2011)— Jeff Quagliata (@yestoresearch) September 29, 2021
Giancarlo Stanton has now homered in 4 straight games for the 2nd time this season.
He is the 7th Yankee to have multiple HR streaks of at least 4 games in a season, joining…
Yogi Berra 1956
Joe DiMaggio 1937
Lou Gehrig 1931
Roger Maris 1961
Alex Rodriguez 2007
Babe Ruth 1930— New York Yankees Stats (@nyyankeesstats) September 29, 2021