WATCH: Giancarlo Stanton launches grand slam into second deck
Giancarlo Stanton’s short hot streak continued Sunday afternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Facing righty Bowden Francis, Stanton destroyed a 2-2 fastball into the second deck in left field for a grand slam home run. Statcast measured the shot at 417 feet with an exit velocity at 110.6 mph.
They don't get hit much harder than this. pic.twitter.com/8xPsDMwoYT
— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) April 7, 2024
It was Stanton’s second home run of the year. The Yankees lead Toronto 5-1 in the fourth inning.
Josh Benjamin has been a staff writer at ESNY since 2018. He has had opinions about everything, especially the Yankees and Knicks. He co-hosts the “Bleacher Creatures” podcast and is always looking for new pieces of sports history to uncover, usually with a Yankee Tavern chicken parm sub in hand.
