Giancarlo Stanton’s debut season for the New York Yankees was not quite like his 2017 MVP season. It also wasn’t as bad as some fans make it out to be.
Did he blast a league-leading 59 home runs? No. Did he record a .631 slugging percentage? No way. But he did make a solid debut in the Bronx? Absolutely.
in fact, Stanton did blast 38 home runs, despite falling into some deep slumps throughout the season. Those 38 home runs are the second most of his career. It was also his second-straight 100-RBI season, marking just the third of his career.