Giancarlo Stanton hit his 40th home run Friday, and it was another beauty -- a 433-footer.
Gary Sheffield’s club record of 42 homers is no longer just doable. It’s all but a given that Stanton, barring some unforeseen injury, will shatter the mark that was set in 1996 -- perhaps, even, by the end of the weekend.
But how high can Stanton go?
Marcell Ozuna offered a wild prediction following the Marlins’ 6-3 win over the Rockies.
“He can get 70,” Ozuna said. “Why not? The way he’s going right now?”
Say what?
At the moment, with 48 games remaining, Stanton is on pace to finish with 56, which is nothing to sneeze at, a figure achieved by only 12 players in big-league history.