Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Giancarlo Stanton had never hit a ball so far at Yankee Stadium.
The New York Yankees slugger has struggled in recent weeks, but he can still hit some moonshots with the best of them. On Saturday, he hit a home run that left his bat at 118 mph and wound up in a spot observers don't think has ever been touched. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP New York Yankees right fielder Giancarlo Stanton watches his home run against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Yankee Stadium. (Gregory Fisher/USA Today Sports) Stanton's first-inning solo home run went off the upper deck facade in left field.
Stanton, who's near the top of exit velo leader boards every year, said he's never hit one up there, even in batting practice. "That was nice," he said.
Stanton swatted a more typical Yankee Stadium homer later in the game, bouncing one off the bottom of the right field foul pole.