Not everything went the Yankees' way in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Red Sox in Game 3 of the Wild Card series, and Giancarlo Stanton can tell you that first-hand.
Leading off the second inning and with the game scoreless, the Yankees slugger launched a curveball from Connelly Early deep to left center field. Stanton and the 48 thousand-plus in attendance thought the ball was destined for the bullpen and give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Before the ball landed, Stanton turned to his dugout and started hyping his teammates up while walking to first base.
The ball was hit 114.5 mph off the bat and went 393 feet, but the launch angle wasn't high enough, as it hit off the middle of the wall and fell to the warning track. When Stanton turned from his teammates, he noticed the ball did not go out and he hustled to make it to second base.
YES Network's Meredith Marakovits spoke to Stanton after the team's win and asked if there was any doubt the team would find a way to get the win. And the Yankees slugger had the perfect answer.
"The only doubt was if that was a homer or not whenever I hit it. Thank goodness for that bonehead play that the team was resilient enough and Cam [Schlittler] was resilient enough. And it didn't mess up the chemistry or the moment," he said. "So that's good. Kids at home, don't do that. Future opponents, please do that. Bonehead play. Just glad it worked in our favor and it won't happen again."
Although the Yankees were not able to drive him home, it was a good sign that Stanton reached base at all. He entered Game 3 0-for-8 with two strikeouts and looked lost at the plate. And although the double was his only hit of the game, Stanton looked much more comfortable.
The Yankees will need their slugger's power when they go up against the Blue Jays in the ALDS starting Saturday.
Giancarlo misses a homer by a couple feet. He gets a double pic.twitter.com/lLdXIcHi2Y
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) October 3, 2025
Giancarlo thought he hit a home run pic.twitter.com/QWAXRRq8AT
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) October 3, 2025
