Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton crushes season's first home run 459 feet
New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton didn't wait long to deliver what will go down as one of the most memorable home runs of a pandemic-shortened season.
In the first inning of Thursday's Opening Day showdown between the Yankees and Washington Nationals, Washington starter Max Scherzer hung a 1-1 pitch over the plate. Stanton made Scherzer pay:
As noted by The Athletic's Lindsey Adler, Stanton's bomb, a two-run shot, flew 459 feet:
While nobody was in the bleachers to retrieve the first home-run souvenir of the 60-game campaign, MLB hopes at least some clubs will be allowed to welcome fans on a "case-by-case" basis later this summer.
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