Giancarlo Stanton has set a new home run record. The Yankees rightfielder drilled the hardest-hit homer ever recorded by Statcast, sending the ball over the fence at 121.7 mph.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Stanton hit a solo shot off of Rangers starter Ariel Jurado's 91-mph two-seam fastball. The home run was Stanton's 28th of the season and gave the Yankees an insurance run with a 6-3 lead.
The Yankees have a knack for drilling home runs harder than any other team this year. Stanton has drilled 8 out of 10 of the hardest-hit balls this season, according to ESPN Stats & Info.