Giancarlo Stanton is the most powerful hitter alive, and the Miami Marlins’ outfielder showed off his talents Saturday night in Team USA’s must-win World Baseball Classic game against the Dominican Republic.
With the game tied 2-2 in the the top of the fourth, Ervin Santana tried to sneak a fastball by Stanton on the inner half, and that was a bad idea. Stanton annihilated the pitch down the left field line, making Petco Park look like a dang little league park to give the USA a 4-2 lead:
What a ball game we have in San Diego!
Watch 🇺🇸 vs. 🇩🇴 now on MLB Network. #WBC2017 pic.twitter.com/taWK2Qpe0q
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) March 19, 2017
Stanton! Huuuuuge. #usa #worldbaseballclassic @Giancarlo818 pic.twitter.com/Qe6Db9te7k
— Jarrod West (@jwest37) March 19, 2017
Statcast’s Daren Willman says it’s the fourth-highest exit velocity on record for a home run, at 117.3 mph. The top two on that list — to the surprise of no one — also belong to Stanton:
Holy moly… Stanton can smash baseballs. pic.twitter.com/RKrh47xSYj
— Daren Willman (@darenw) March 19, 2017
There's only been 3 HRs hit harder than the one Stanton just hit.
Stanton 119.2
Stanton 118.5
CarGo 117.4
Stanton just now 117.3🔥🔥🔥
— Daren Willman (@darenw) March 19, 2017
The winner of this game advances to the WBC championship round in Los Angeles.
[MLB Network]
