MLB News: Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton steals first base since 2020

Put it on the board.

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit his first base since 2020 on Saturday as the team took care of the Miami Marlins, 9-7.

The 36-year-old hasn’t really been known for speed on the basepaths. As he’s gotten older, he’s been regulated to the Yankees’ designated hitter role. Before the second game of the Marlins series, Stanton had 42 stolen bases in his career. He managed to record more than 10 once – back in 2014 when he played for the Marlins. He had 13 that season.

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He increased his career total in the bottom of the seventh inning with JC Escarra at the plate and pitcher Calvin Faucher on the mound. Stanton slid into second base and was called safe.

He later scored on a wild pitch from Faucher. It was a much needed run as New York had to come back from a 4-0 deficit to win the game.

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New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton steals second base against the Miami Marlins during the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY on April 4, 2026. (Gregory Fisher/Imagn Images)

“If they’re going to give it to me like that, I’ve got to go get it,” Stanton told reporters after the game, via MLB.com . “I will take what they give me and understand where I am every day.”

The last time Stanton stole a base was in the coronavirus pandemic-affected season of 2020. He did it against the Philadelphia Phillies on August 3 of that year.

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton runs off an RBI single against the Miami Marlins during the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York, on April 4, 2026. (Gregory Fisher/Imagn Images)

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At the plate Saturday, he was 1-for-3 with two RBI. Randal Grichuk later replaced him as a pinch-runner.