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New York Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton: 2024 MLB Postseason Stats
New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are gearing up for the 2024 World Series which gets underway in LA on Friday. Let’s take a look at Stanton’s stats.
The 2024 MLB World Series is just days away - the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, with a combined 34 titles between them, will be fighting to claim the Commissioner’s Trophy with Game 1 in the best-of-seven series set for Friday.
While the Yankees are the league’s most successful franchise with 27 titles, their last one was 15 years ago while the Dodgers are more recent winners having lifted the last of their seven titles in 2020.
Similar figures in the regular and postseason
Both teams were impressive during the regular season and cruised through the postseason. The Yankees ended the campaign top of the AL East with a 94-68 record while the Dodgers topped the NL West (98-64).
The Bronx Bombers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 in the American League Championship Series, while the California team beat the New York Mets 4-2 in the National League Championship Series.
Stanton sizzles
During the 2024 campaign, the Manhattan Mules’ offensive trident of captain Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Juan Soto have all been in scintillating form. As for the reigning ALCS MVP winner, Giancarlo Stanton, he has become one of the most outstanding hitters in the postseason in the MLB.
Stanton has hit 15 home runs and driven in 33 runs in 35 postseason games over his career, making him the most efficient home run hitter in postseason history, surpassing even Babe Ruth (15 in 41 games) .
His stats at Dodgers Stadium look impressive, as in 25 career games there he has a .309 AVG (29-94 AB) 9 2B, 10 HR, 26 RBI, .723 SLG average. His 1.086 OPS ranks second among stadiums where he has played at least 15 games, behind only Coors Field (1.117).