"My grandmother can run faster than that" - Fans in disbelief as Giancarlo Stanton fails to get Yankees on the board in World Series Game 3

MLB fans reacted to Giancarlo Stanton’s failed attempt to score a run for the New York Yankees in their World Series Game 3 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees entered Monday night’s game following losses in the first two games of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Game 3 also got off to a rough start for the Yankees, who gave up a 2-0 lead to the Dodgers in the first inning. The Los Angeles team further extended their lead in the third with Mookie Betts’ RBI single.

In the fourth inning, the Yankees came close to scoring when Anthony Volpe hit a single to Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernandez. On that hit, Giancarlo Stanton tried to score by running home.

However, Teoscar Hernández threw the ball to catcher Will Smith, who tagged out Stanton, leaving the Yankees without any runs. Several fans took to X to react to the moment.

“STANTON IS THE SLOWEST MAN ALIVE,” a fan said.

“My grandmother can run faster than that,” another fan said.

“Rojas needs to be fired in the offseason. You don't wave Stanton home. He's way too slow. Not the first time he's made a bad send,” another fan wrote.

Many other fans continued to criticize Giancarlo Stanton:

“He threw out the slowest guy in the league,” a comment reads.

“Not sure I’d call what Stanton’s doing there running,” another comment reads.

“Relax it’s Stanton. My mom runs faster than him,” someone wrote.

According to Statcast, Giancarlo Stanton has one of the worst sprint speeds in 2024 season, measured at 24.5 feet per second. He ranked 549th out of 566 players on Statcast’s Sprint Speed Leaderboard.

Giancarlo Stanton recorded two hits as the Yankees trail 4-0 against the Dodgers in Game 3 of World Series

Stanton had a solid performance in the World Series opening game, hitting a 412-foot homer in the sixth inning that brought in two runs for the New York Yankees. In Game 3, Stanton recorded two hits in five at-bats but has not scored any runs so far.

The Los Angeles Dodgers took the lead in the first inning with Freddie Freeman’s 355-foot homer that scored two runs. They further extended their lead to 3-0 after Mookie Betts’ single in the third inning. In the sixth inning, Enrique Hernández hit an RBI single off the Yankees’ Jake Cousins.