Stanton's Stolen Base Sparks Yankees' Win

0:00On April 5, Giancarlo Stanton just pulled off something wild, stealing a base in a regular season game for the first time in nearly six years. Facing his old team, the Marlins, he swiped second in the bottom of the seventh, moved to third on a ground out, and scored on a past ball to push. The Yankees lead to 6-4. The Marlins pitcher Calvin Falker and catcher Agustín Ramirez didn't respect Stanton's wheels our first base, and it cost them big. That run turned into an insurance tally and what became a 9-7 Yankees victory. Fans and broadcasters lost it. Why ES Network dropped a height montage of Stanton sprinting the bases, set to music with Michael K narrating like it was. Primetime. In a career with just 43 regular season steals over 1,733 games, this was pure gold. His last one came August 3rd in the 2020 season against the Phillies, back when no fans filled the stands. He's nabbed a few in the playoffs since, like his first postseason steal in 18 and another

1:01in 2024, but regular season? This breaks a long drought. Just 11 steals in the last decade after 34 early on. Yankees are now 7-1 topping the AL East and Stanton's slashing 393 over 433 over 571 through. Seven games, on pace for 23 steals that it deserves its own highlight reel as this hot star keeps rolling. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story.