Giancarlo Stanton 27 RF

Giancarlo Stanton  27 RF

Selected by the Florida Marlins in the 2nd round of the June 2007 First-Year Player Draft... made his Major League debut with Florida on June 8, 2010, making the jump from Double-A to the Majors... Stanton and the Marlins agreed to a 13-year, $325 million deal in November 2014 that is the largest contract in North American sports history in terms of dollar amount... graduated from Notre Dame HS (California) in 2007... earned All-Southern Section honors in football, basketball and baseball in his senior season... was named 2007 Cal-Hi Sports Boys State Athlete of the Year... Had contract selected by Marlins on June 8, 2010 and made Major League debut that night in Philadelphia, going 3-for-5 with two runs. At 20 years and 212 days, was second-youngest player to make debut with Marlins... in 2009, earned Florida State League All-Star honors and the Marlins' Organizational Hitter of the Month for May ... Named by Baseball America as the 'Best Power Prospect' in both the Southern League and Florida State League at the conclusion of the '09 season, named as the top prospect in the organization by Baseball America and the third best prospect in all of MiLB by MLB.com... in second professional season in 2008, posted a .293 average with 26 doubles, three triples, 39 home runs and 97 RBI... led South Atlantic League in home runs, extra-base hits (68), total bases (286), slugging percentage (.611) and home runs per at-bat (1/12.0), and ranked third in RBIs and runs (89)... among Marlins' Minor Leaguers, led the organization in total bases, ranked second in home runs and RBI, third in runs and slugging percentage, and fifth in hits (137)... earned South Atlantic League Player of the Week honors twice; June 16-22 and August 25-31... named Marlins Player of the Month in June 2008... following the season, was named the 'Best Power Hitter' in the Marlins organization by Baseball America... also ranked by Baseball America as the second best prospect in the organization... named MLB.com's Class A Offensive Player of the Year and earned SAL Post Season All-Star honors... In 2007, combined to play only 17 games in his first professional season, but was ranked by Baseball America as the Marlins ninth-best prospect and as the 'Best Power Hitter' and 'Best Athlete' in the organization