Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton got back on track with the long ball Tuesday in a Grapefruit League game against Washington. Stanton, who had one home run this spring entering the game, homered twice against Dan Haren.
Stanton homered in the first and sixth innings, each time for a solo shot, and now has three homers on the spring. The first was an opposite-field shot and the other went to dead-center field.
"I know the last couple of days he was just feeling for it maybe a little bit,” manager Mike Redmond said of Stanton's lack of homers. "Yesterday he got a ton of breaking balls. It’s going to be an ongoing process the way they are going to pitch him. He’s just got to continue to be patient and get ready for his pitch and when he gets it try to do some damage with it. I know it’s only spring training, but he hit a couple of home runs in a game. I know that would make me feel good. I was never ever able to do that but I’m sure it would feel good."