The Latest Breaking News on Giancarlo Stanton

Giancarlo Stanton absolutely destroyed this 47 mph pitch.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays did what they could Friday afternoon to tamp down expectations and defuse the hype over the weekend series with the struggling Yankees. Almost to a man, they insisted they were focused only on winning Friday’s game and not the rapidly shrinking margin between them…

Let’s look at how his season compares to the other players who were on similar homer paces entering September.

Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge got lost in the pitching duel between Angels starter Patrick Sandoval and New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. Through their first two at-bats, Ohtani and Judge were hitless. Judge struck out twice, and Ohtani hit a fly-out and a pop-out.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Giancarlo Stanton is the only other person in that Yankees clubhouse who knows what it feels like. The slugger hit 59 home runs in the 2017 season, so he knows what Aaron Judge is feeling and facing.

Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz is already setting StatCast records but struggling at the plate. Does the 6ft 7in shortstop have what it takes to be baseball’s next star?

PITTSBURGH — In the end it'll go down as a third-inning single, but anyone who saw it will remember it differently.

The Pirates shortstop set a new record.

How is that possible?!

NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton took live batting practice against Luis Severino on Tuesday afternoon. He also ran the bases. The Yankees slugger then went out to the bullpen to track pitches. These were the final hurdles for Stanton before he can come off the injured list and rejoin the…

As the five-time All-Star continues outfield work, the team is planning for his return on Thursday.