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WATCH: Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton Smashes 457-Foot Home Run in All-Star Game

This no-doubter will be replayed over and over for years to come.

Max Goodman

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Giancarlo Stanton didn't participate in the 2022 Home Run Derby in Los Angeles on Monday night, but the Yankees slugger made sure to put on a show in the All-Star Game on Tuesday.

In his second at-bat of the game, Stanton obliterated a two-run home run to left field at Dodger Stadium off Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin. 

The game-tying blast in the fourth inning was gone as soon as the slugger made contact, soaring 457 feet and nearly cleared the bleachers. 

A 111.7-mph missile is on brand for Stanton, a player that hit the hardest batted ball in the Majors during the first half: a 119.8-mph homer off Cubs right-hander Matt Swarmer at Yankee Stadium in June. His average exit velocity this year (95.4 mph) is third-best in the bigs after Astros lefty Yordan Alvarez and Stanton's teammate, Aaron Judge.  

Here's another look at Stanton admiring his work, grinning as he hopped into his home run trot. 

Stanton crushed 24 homers during the first half, helping the Yankees produce one of their best first half performances in franchise history. Judge mashed 33 bombs before the All-Star break, leading all of baseball. 

Judge and Stanton both started for the American League in Tuesday's All-Star Game. Catcher Jose Trevino, reliever Clay Holmes and starter Nestor Cortes are also in play to enter the game later on—ace Gerrit Cole is in the building, but he pitched on Sunday, so he isn't available.

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Max Goodman covers the New York Yankees for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. Goodman has been on the Yankees beat for three seasons. He is also the publisher of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Jets site, Jets Country. Before starting Inside The Pinstripes, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. At school, Goodman was an anchor and reporter with NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. While at Northwestern, Goodman interned with MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman. You can connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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