The set of New York Yankees ended up falling 8×7 to Los Angeles Dodgerswho became World Series champions in Game 5 at Yankee Stadium. Despite the defeat, Giancarlo Stanton achieved a franchise record in the postseason, thanks to the home run he hit in the third inning
For the number 27 of the troop led by Aaron Boone, his full return hit not only served to bring in runs and extend his team’s lead at that time, but it also made him enter the history of the organization, in which when it comes to home runs in the postseason.
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Giancarlo Stantonwho was lined up as fifth in the offensive order and designated hitter for New York Yankees to face starter Jack Flaherty, he entered Game 5 with a total of six home runs so far in the playoffs and 17 in total in his entire career at that stage.
Giancarlo Stanton reached seven home runs in the 2024 postseason
With the score 4-0 in favor of the locals in the third inning, Giancarlo Stanton He came to the batter’s box to face Ryan Brasier as the first batter of the offensive set. On the first pitch, which was a 95.5 mph fastball, the right-hander hit a home run across right field and raised the crowd at Yankee Stadium.
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This was home run number seven so far in the Playoffs and became the first player of New York Yankees to reach that figure in the postseason, breaking the tie he had with Bernie Williams (1996) y Alex Rodriguez (2009), who hit six home runs in 15 games.
At the same time, he hit his 18th home run in the playoffs in the Bronx team uniform and tied Mickey Mantley in third place all time within the franchise.
New York Yankees players with the most home runs in the postseason:
- Bernie Williams: 22
- Derek Jeter: 20
- Giancarlo Stanton: 18
- Mickey Mantley: 18
- Aaron Judge: 16
- Babe Ruth: 15
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Perhaps the name of Giancarlo Stanton within the organization New York Yankees He is mostly remembered for his constant injuries, especially in the regular round. However, when it comes to the postseason in MLBhas brought out all his power and is alongside great legends within the organization.
Number 27, he finished the playoffs with a batting average of .273, seven home runs, 16 RBIs and 9 runs scored with an OPS of 1.048 in 14 games.
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