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The enigma of Giancarlo Stanton

No series of games better describes the Giancarlo Stanton experience for the Yankees than those of the past two weeks. The hulking slugger returned from a muscle injury, went 2-24, got booed by his own fans, and then flipped a switch and went on an absolute tear at Minnesota, blasting three home runs in two games and looking generally unstoppable.

Stanton is certainly one of a kind. It’s incredible how a player capable of such power displays like this:

Can also look so out-of-place on a three-pitch strikeout later in the same game:

As a whole this season, Stanton is hitting .