Each night in the 2016 baseball season, we'll run down the top news, facts and highlights from action around Major League Baseball.
As we learned in the Home Run Derby, Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton can absolutely crush a baseball. But he hasn't hit a long ball since winning the Derby — until tonight.
Stanton hit a no-doubter in the third inning against Mets starter Jacob deGrom at Marlins Park. The two-run shot left Stanton's bat at 115.8 mph and traveled 441 feet as it hit off an auxiliary scoreboard outside of left field.