American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter Giancarlo Cruz-Michael Stanton, formerly known as Mike Stanton, plays for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
Giancarlo Stanton joined the Miami Marlins in 2010, where he played until the end of the 2017 campaign and made his MLB debut that year.
Stanton blasted 59 home runs in 2017, which was the most in 16 years, and has twice led the National League (NL) in home runs.
Stanton is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall, weighs 245 pounds, and is renowned for his extraordinary physical strength and propensity for consistently hitting long home runs (111 kg). Right-handed is how he throws and bats.
Stanton hails from the Greater Los Angeles area originally. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, before being chosen by the Marlins in the second round of the 2007 MLB Draft.
Stanton won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award for the National League in 2017 after leading the MLB in home runs (59), runs batted in (RBIs) (132), and slugging percentage (.631).
Stanton, a four-time member of the MLB All-Star team, has twice taken home the NL Hank Aaron Award and outfield Silver Slugger Award after leading the league in home runs.
The Marlins signed Stanton in November 2014 to a contract that was at the time the highest total monetary value in club sports history; it is worth $325 million over 13 years.
Stanton was acquired by the New York Yankees in a trade following the 2017 campaign.
How Old Is Giancarlo Stanton?
Giancarlo Stanton is 32 years old. He was born on November 8, 1989.