The home run machine known as Giancarlo Stanton was operating at full capacity on Friday night.
For the 14th time in 669 career games, Stanton muscled to hit not one, but two colossal home runs in a 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
The second of his home runs was most impressive. First and foremost, because it traveled a remarkable distance from home plate to its ultimate destination. According to MLBAM's statcast, the baseball was launched 474 feet, which is just four feet less than the home run he hit completely out of Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. *
However, what made this one stand out wasn't just the distance, it was the accuracy. If you watch the video closely, you'll see the baseball disappear into the camera well, which is a narrow opening just to the left of center field.*
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We're guessing the lives of those cameramen flashed before their eyes, because that rocket was bearing down on them quickly. According to statcast, the ball was clocked at 113 mph off the bat.*There was no place to run and no place to hide. There was only hope for a soft landing that doesn't involve baseball meeting bone or lens.
Thankfully, it appears everyone and everything survived this time.*
The home run was a mighty impressive feat. Perhaps even a trick shot by Stanton, whose home runs of late seem to be taking on a form of one-upsmanship. Only Stanton isn't competing with another player that we know of, he's competing against himself, and it appears he's always winning.*
As baseball fans, so are we.*

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