Giancarlo Stanton hits the 450th home run of his career

Giancarlo Stanton played a key role in the New York Yankees' success in the recent playoffs, recording a 1.048 OPS with seven home runs as the Bombardiers reached the World Series for the first time since 2009.

And Jean-Carl continues to carry the New York lineup on his shoulders into 2025, having held down the fort during the absence of captain Aaron Judge and continuing to rack up not only his share of long balls, but an excellent batting average this year.

This continued last night (Saturday). In the second game of the Yankees' series at Camden Yards against the Baltimore Orioles, Stanton cannoned a three-run home run off Tomoyuki Sugano in the first inning to give New York a 3-0 lead in a 6-1 victory.

In addition to being the winning four-run homer, the bomb was the 450th of Stanton's illustrious career.

Giancarlo Stanton swats career home run No. 450 and gives the @Yankees an early lead pic.twitter.com/KdIGtLSzxi

– MLB (@MLB) September 20, 2025

The 35-year-old is now alone in ^41st place for most home runs in MLB history, breaking a previous tie with Hall of Famers Jeff Bagwell and Vladimir Guerrero.

He is also the active leader by a wide margin, with Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout 50 home runs behind him after hitting the 400th of his career at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies on the same night.

Should Stanton reach the 500 long ball plateau, his induction into the Hall of Fame would be all but assured.

Much will depend on his health, as Stanton has only played more than 120 games twice since being traded to the Yankees from the Miami Marlins prior to the 2018 season.

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