Miami Marlins: 2017 Season Review and Offseason Preview

Giancarlo Stanton

Giancarlo Stanton is now indisputably the greatest player in Marlins history. In 2014, he set a franchise record with 37 home runs. He broke that record on August 8 en route to 59 dingers, including 18 in August alone. Only five players in the history of baseball have ever hit more in a season: Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Roger Maris and Babe Ruth.

In addition to his monstrous home run total, he led the NL with 6.9 fWAR, .631 SLG and 132 RBI. He also topped the league with 76 barrels and a 91.9 average exit velocity. On the final day of the season he hit a baseball 122.2 MPH. It may have only been a single, but it was the hardest ball hit by anyone in baseball in 2017.

But singles aren’t why he’s a candidate for the NL MVP. Watch in awe as he crushes baseballs with abandon.