Yankees fan gets owned wrestling for Giancarlo Stanton home run ball
![ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 24: Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the New York Yankees celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run in the second inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on August 24, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Fyanksgoyard-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2021-2F08-2F1234852578-850x560-188f5e52a366774d4cca9b0b9e92b8fd.jpg)
No Yankees fan wants to get in the way of a Giancarlo Stanton home run laser, but it’s possible more will start sacrificing their bodies once they see the consequences of letting such baseballs into the wrong hands.
On Tuesday night in Atlanta, the Yanks’ slugger stayed red hot, rocketing a hanging Charlie Morton curveball into left-center in the second inning to cut the team’s deficit to 2-1.
It got out in a hurry, and hurriedly created a quarrel among friends.
At least, we think these guys are friends.
Once the ball made landfall, an immediate wrestling match for possession ensued, with the Braves fan unfortunately coming out on top and hucking the souvenir back towards the infield.
Is it just us or…did the Yankees fan kind of, sort of let his boy win here? Seems like there could’ve been more effort exerted to keep the pearl.
Exhibit 🅰️: A Yankees fan attempting to keep a ball Stanton homered in ATL 😅
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) August 24, 2021
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One Yankees fan got owned on the Giancarlo Stanton home run ball.
In all honesty, how much of a loser do you have to be to simply not want a Stanton home run ball?
He’s a possible future Hall of Famer. Now that Miguel Cabrera has cleared the 500 home run marker, Stanton’s among the most likely active players to pass that threshold someday (seriously, look it up). Plus, it’s not like the Atlanta bleachers are a pressure cooker. Nobody’s going to go absolutely wild on you if you hold onto your free gift.
Plus, it’s mostly Yankees fans out there. You’ll probably just get cheered if you pocket that baseball.
Braves fans have been granted a rare treat in this two-game series, thanks to the National League rules that absolutely demand a boring pitcher hit instead of Luke Voit. Thanks to the domino effect, they’ve gotten all three of the Yankees’ giants (Aaron Judge, Joey Gallo and Stanton) across the outfield, roaming the terrain in both games.
The alignment’s resulted in a few spellbinding moments already, not the least of which was Stanton’s muscle shot to halve the deficit on Tuesday.
Yeah, I'm gonna use Judge, Joey, and Executioner in whatever context I can. 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/LonWE15pA2
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) August 25, 2021
If you catch a baseball, from here on out, just…keep that thing for future generations.
Your kid’s not going to be angry it came off a rival’s bat.