Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton somehow hit a line-drive knuckleball that baffled the A's
This worked out nicely for the Yankees.
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton somehow hit a line-drive knuckleball that baffled the A's originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Yankees were running out of outs on Tuesday night against the A's when Giancarlo Stanton hit one of the weirdest line drives you'll ever see.
It was a knuckleball -- no, not the pitch, but the batted ball itself. It totally fooled Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson, who went one way only for the ball to flicker back the other direction. Watch this -- it doesn't make a ton of sense: watch what this ball does pic.
twitter. com/7Td2ymHgSV ā Stats (@redsoxstats) April 8, 2026 MORE: Yankees outfielder once battled ostrich in 11-plate spaghetti-eating contest It was a crucial hit, too. The Yankees were down 3-1 at the time and went on to win 5-3.
While it might seem an impossible ball flight, it's clearly not impossible. Stanton did it. Just like a pitcher can manage to throw a ball with very little spin that is then buffeted around the air in an unpredictable way on the way to home plate, a hitter can do it to a batted ball.