Giancarlo Stanton's MVP hopes dashed by wrist injury

After getting off to a red-hot start to the 2015 season, Marlins’ slugger Giancarlo Stanton suffered a broken bone in his wrist that has derailed his MVP hopes.

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With one snap of a hand bone, Giancarlo Stanton’s MVP hopes were dashed as the hamate bone in his left wrist broke during the Miami Marlins‘ Friday night contest against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

If you know anything about the type of season Stanton was having before the injury he suffered during a swing, you would know that his numbers put him on pace to come close to the coveted 60-home run mark. That is a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since 2001 when Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa both surpassed the 60-plus home run plateau.

Stanton currently has 27 home runs and 67 RBI, but his .265 average is less than stellar and his team’s 30-45 record overall this season has already put him behind in the MVP race.

Unfortunately for Giancarlo, this may be the deciding factor in the MVP race. With him out of the Miami lineup for the next 4-6 weeks, according to ESPN‘s Tim Kurkjian, the Marlins will likely continue the skid that they’re on and be completely out of the playoff race by the time he’s back.

Jun 11, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (27) connects for a three run homer during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /

Even with him in the lineup, Miami couldn’t get to the .500 mark and continuously found themselves losing multiple games in a row, despite his offensive prowess.

With the Marlins fighting for air at this point in the season and Stanton likely to be back early-to-mid August, it’s unlikely he helps them make up ground which could potentially be 15-20 games out of first place in the National League East by the time he returns.

Stanton may not even qualify for one of the league leaders in average if he does return and go on a hot streak to push his average over the .300 mark. His low average, that won’t be able to be made up, and his team’s poor record may have already doomed his MVP hopes, but this broken bone in his wrist has definitely done him in for good.

There’s no doubting how great of a year he has had thus far, hitting nearly 30 homers and almost 70 RBI not even halfway through, but an injury that will cause him to miss a month and he may not even be 100 percent healthy afterwards should just have him looking toward 2016 for a possible MVP.

Sorry, folks. The National League MVP belongs to Bryce Harper this year.

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Giancarlo Stanton’s MVP hopes dashed by broken bone in wrist

By Connor Muldowney | Jun 27, 2015

After getting off to a red-hot start to the 2015 season, Marlins’ slugger Giancarlo Stanton suffered a broken bone in his wrist that has derailed his MVP hopes.

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