Everybody from ESPN's announcers to Giancarlo Stanton thought his very long single was a home run
The Green Monster fooled everyone during Tuesday’s AL Wild Card game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
In the first inning at Fenway Park, Giancarlo Stanton stepped up to the plate and hit what probably would have been a home run at every other stadium in the majors.
But as we know, not every stadium is Fenway — the ball hit near the top of the Monster and fell into play, and because Stanton admired it a bit, it was maybe the hardest hit single you’ll see.
Everyone — from Stanton to ESPN’s broadcast to longtime Yankees radio play-by-play man John Sterling — thought it was gone:
Giancarlo Stanton thought this ball was gone
— Alex (@dbs408) October 6, 2021
Stanton so close! pic.twitter.com/V88Jc7ggVJ
— ESPN (@espn) October 6, 2021
“What did I do wrong? What did I see wrong?”
Yankees announcer John Sterling already with the call of the night
— The Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) October 6, 2021
Oops. It happens! Heck, it looked gone off the bat!