Oh, Giancarlo. That power.
Last night, the rest of baseball-watching America figured out what we already knew: Giancarlo Stanton is pretty much the strongest dude in the sport.
So what if our beloved fauxhawk-wearing monster didn't win the Home Run Derby -- that honor would go to Yoenis Cespedes, the Cuban-born Oakland A's player who hit 30 homers over three rounds, becoming only the second player ever to win the derby in back-to-back years.
Giancarlo Stanton won the internet instead.
Stanton wouldn't make it to the final round of the event after a poor showing in the third round, but during the first half of the event, when every hitter took hacks, our guy unloaded on a pitch and took the biggest one.
Bruh "@SBNationGIF: GiancarlOOOOOOOOOHHH https://t.co/3wbGIIHCmw"
— Biscayne Bae (@BiscayneBae) July 15, 2014
MLB estimated the bomb would have gone 510 feet if unobstructed. MLB players estimated it went farther.
10 great reactions to @Giancarlo818's 510-foot #HRDerby moonshot, including @TheCUTCH22: http://t.co/9tFkqwl1J0 http://t.co/NdJObIR3J2
— Cut4 (@Cut4) July 15, 2014
Oh, Giancarlo. That power.
Even though he didn't win, for one night, he made us forget about LeBron.
With LeBron gone, and Tannehill well, being Tannehill, this could be Giancarlo's chance to be the top star in Miami.
— Dieter Kurtenbach (@dkurtenbach) July 15, 2014
And now you're pregnant. RT @Eich_AJ: I was around 20 feet from that Stanton monster shot - unreal!
— StripClubWithStanton (@BoobiesNStanton) July 15, 2014
Stanton.
— Jon Weiner (@Stugotz790) July 15, 2014
HOLY ASS BALLS
— Rizz (@Rizzmigizz) July 15, 2014
This one was CRUSHED! Two-thirds up the upper deck! #StantonSmash #HRDerby pic.twitter.com/uM9bDTDQ0C
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) July 15, 2014
Funny because it's kind of true RT @MarcHochman: I will miss him more than LeBron
— Adam Kuperstein (@AKuperstein) July 15, 2014
Just sayin'... @Giancarlo818 #HRDerby #ESPNBody 2013 pic.twitter.com/rXxq4mZeBT
— ESPN The Magazine (@ESPNMag) July 15, 2014
Fan at press conference today took picture with Stanton and told him: "We already lost LeBron, bro. You better not leave us too." #Marlins
— Manny Navarro (@Manny_Navarro) July 15, 2014
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