Marlins Outfielder Mike Stanton No Longer Mike Stanton
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The Home Run Artist Formerly Known as Mike Stanton would like it to be known that he wishes to be called Giancarlo Stanton now -- his actual first name. Maybe he didn't want the team to be the only thing going by a different name this season; maybe the announcement of his name before at-bats didn't take long enough; who knows?
While his Twitter account still lists Stanton as "Mike," his entries...
... on Wikipedia and Baseball-Reference.com both list him as Giancarlo -- as does his baseball bat: |
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While Stanton also answers to "Cruz," "Mikey," and "Bigfoot," the AP story says his teammates are starting to get used to this new "Giancarlo" business:
"I told him he needs to have longer hair," catcher (and part-time hero) John Buck told the AP. "When I think of Giancarlo, I think of someone with long, flowing hair, like Fabio. But if he keeps hitting homers, I'll him whatever he wants me to call him."
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