PRESENTATION OUTLINE
BORN ON NOVEMBER 8, 1989 PANORAMA, CA.
GRADUATED FROM NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL
- 6-6
- 246 lbs
- Bats Right
- Throws Right
- Mostly Irish and African American
2ND ROUND DRAFT PICK IN 2007
MADE HIS DEBUT JUNE 8, 2010
He is the highest paid player in sports history and makes $6.5 million dollars.
FIRST BIG LEAGUE HOME RUN WAS A GRAND SLAM OFF OF TAMPA BAY RAYS PITCHER MATT GARZA.
Three-Time MLB National League All-Star (2012,2014,2015)
Hank Aaron Award Winner for the National League in 2014
NATIONAL LEAGUE HOME RUN LEADER IN 2014
May 15,2015 hit a 474- foot line drive to center field which landed in the camera well at Marlins Park
On May 30, 2015 hit a 466-foot home run, the longest in Citi Field in New York,
Player Batting Statistics:
Career: Avg .270 Home Runs 182 RBI 468
His mom calls him Cruz, his dad calls him Mike. He was known as Mike Stanton for the first two years as a major leaguer, but in 2012 made it known he wants to go by Giancarlo.
