Giancarlo Stanton’s second-half flood-hit new statures, thus did the baseball he squashed in the fourth inning Friday night.
The Yankees slugger hit a mammoth 472-foot homer into the second deck in left-focus field at Oakland Coliseum as the Yankees confronted the Athletics. It was the longest homer hit by a Yankee this season and gave them a 1-0 lead against Oakland starter Sean Manaea.
Stanton, playing right field Friday night, has detonated at the plate since getting his glove back and done being a full-time DH. He currently has 24 homers this season.
