Playoff Stanton Activated: Giancarlo Stanton Captures ALCS MVP & Yankees Soul Patrol Is World Series Bound

Playoff Stanton Activated: Giancarlo Stanton Captures ALCS MVP & Yankees Soul Patrol Is World Series Bound

by | Oct 21, 2024 | THE LEAD OFF

MLBbro Giancarlo Stanton is the MVP of the ALCS and the New York Yankees are going to the World Series.

 

The Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 in Game 5 of the ALCS on Saturday to close out a tremendous series to send them to World Series for the first time since 2009.

Yes, Juan Soto was the one to finish the deal with a three-run blast in the tenth inning, but it was a clutch, two-run 446-foot moonshot in the sixth inning that put Soto in a position to do it.

 

Healthy, dominant, and terrifyingly locked in, Stanton is crushing everything he touches. When it comes to the ALCS I mean that literally with Giancarlo having four hits in the series and all of them ended up in the bleachers.

 

Giancarlo “Playoff” Stanton: Are We Entertained? Yes. Shocked? Not Even the Slightest.

 

“Playoff” Stanton earned his MVP honors with four hits, four homeruns and seven RBIs to catapult the Yanks to their first World Series appearance in 15 years.

As electrifying as his performance was, should we be surprised by it? The answer is simple… No.

In fact, Stanton’s postseason numbers are historic with him having 16 homeruns in 36 games. This places him fourth in team history, surpassing Babe Ruth (15) who needed five more games (41) to do it. He also passes fellow MLBbro and American League MVP front runner Aaron Judge who has 15 postseason bro bombs of his own.

 

Giancarlo Stanton Wants World Series Ring: His Health Produces Wealth 

The ALCS MVP trophy is nice, and the accomplishments are dope, but there’s only one thing on Giancarlo’s mind and that’s winning a ring in pinstripes.

“We got it all, we know we have it with this group. We’re going to enjoy this for right now but it’s an uphill battle from here and we gotta get it done.” Stanton would say about his goal in capturing his first World Series championship.

 

While Aaron Judge is usually the focal point of the Yankees’ success, the mere presence of Stanton in the Yanks lineup is pivotal and it’s bearing fruit this postseason.

 

‘He’s Going to Wind up Getting Hurt Again’ | MLBbro Giancarlo Stanton’s Yankees Future In Doubt After Bizarre Public Attack By GM Brian Cashman

 

Even with the star power of Judge and Soto, the Yankees struggled to a 23-25 record without the massive power bat of Stanton in the lineup. GM Brian Cashman was very critical of big G’s injury woes during the offseason.

Was it due to the 32 million on the books for Stanton? Or was it that Cashman knew Stanton was the key to unlocking championship number 28?

You’d have ask him that question but what cannot be disputed is Giancarlo Stanton is healthy, he is the ALCS MVP and the Yankees are four wins away from being 2024 World Series Champions.