Giancarlo Stanton Crushed by MLB Fans for Swinging at Laughably Bad Pitch

This was not a good look for the Yankees’ designated hitter.

It's not often that you can turn on a Major League Baseball game and see a player do something that you could easily do. Baseball at the professional level is a very a hard sport and the majority of us would look silly if we ever got the chance to play in a game.

But thanks to a swing by New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton during Tuesday night's loss to the Baltimore Orioles, fans everywhere were able to feel a sense of commonality, as New York's designated hitter whiffed on a pitch that was nowhere near the strike zone.

Seriously, any of us could have done this:

Been watching this over and over again for some reason pic.twitter.com/Gu51VTTTYF

— Jonny's Lasagna ⚾️ (@JLasagna43) May 1, 2024

That's not the best of looks for Stanton.

MLB fans had fun ripping him:

The worst attempt at trying to hit a baseball I’ve ever seen. https://t.co/1voi7rS7TP

— Nick Acosta (@nick__acosta) May 1, 2024

My guy seriously wtf are you swinging at ? https://t.co/tVY9RM8xIi

— 3-2 (@therealjae1_) May 1, 2024

Me when I play the show https://t.co/NX5fIkGrnU

— Drew Schoenberger (@ItzBigDrew) May 1, 2024

this pitch had a zero percent chance of ever entering the strike zone as soon as it left his hand. tells me he’s just guessing at the plate. potentially made up his mind to swing before the pitch was even thrown https://t.co/Fcvb52Zseh

— John Cirillo (@jcirillo15) May 1, 2024

This guy needs to be released. Who cares that he can hit a ball 118 mph once in a while. Admit your stupid mistake of acquiring this guy and why you did it and move on. Hal and Cashmans gigantic sized egos couldn't take it, I know #yankees https://t.co/E4UZosXen9

— Hal McBroke !!@#@ (@CheapoHal) May 1, 2024

If a LHB was hitting it would have been a hit by pitch. Maybe the worst Yankee swing all season long. Just awful. https://t.co/pgrHt6Aecw

— Yankees101 (@SmartOne8927) May 1, 2024

There needs to be a rule, you cannot make more than $10 million a season if you have 5+ at bats per year that are this low in quality. Travesty for the game and for player contracts in the future. Long term mega deals are done. Exhibit A https://t.co/n182BeQqqh

— BB (@yankees047) May 1, 2024

New York sports as a whole was a real clown show tonight https://t.co/NyxGz1zuH5

— SportsMania#22 🇮🇹 (@99Sportsmania) May 1, 2024