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Giancarlo Stanton hit the New York Yankees’ 266th home run of the season on Saturday – extending a Major League Baseball record – with a drive to left field, then got a surprise. A strong-armed fan sitting in the seats above the Boston Red Sox’ famous Green Monster threw the souvenir back, and the ball bounced into Stanton as he rounded second base.
Boston fans cheered when the fan let loose and Stanton smiled when the throw reached him on a bounce. Stanton gave a quick salute to the man. “I wouldn’t have thought it got to me that fast with a fan throwing it. I’ve never seen it happen before,” Stanton said. The fan was later escorted out of the stadium by security.
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