Giancarlo Stanton isn’t an All-Star this season, but I’m guessing he’ll be the most memorable part of the 2016 All-Star Break. Why? Because last night, Stanton participated in the 2016 T-Mobile Home Run Derby and completely stole the show. Let’s take a walk through all three rounds with some interesting facts about his night sprinkled in, yes?
ROUND ONE: 24 Home Runs
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ROUND TWO: 17 Home Runs
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ROUND THREE: 20 Home Runs
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In addition to all of the madness listed above, Stanton had the best average exit velocity of the evening (111.9 MPH), hit 18 of the top 19 longest home runs (including all of the top 10), had the 20 hardest-hit ones of the night and averaged (AVERAGED) 446 FEET per home run. Oh, and of course, his 61 home runs set the record for the most ever in a Home Run Derby (beating the previous record of 42 set by Todd Frazier in 2015).
He is the most prodigious power hitter of our generation. You can read more about his night here, here, and here.