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Man behind the mask: Giancarlo changes helmet
- Updated: September 13, 2016
ATLANTA — Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton is sporting a new face guard.
The change was prompted by a heat-of-the-moment incident where Stanton inadvertently broke the customized football-styled mask that sported a scripted “G” on it. Now, he’s wearing more of a plastic flap that covers his left jaw area.
“I broke the other one,” Stanton said. “That’s why I’m using this one.”
Stanton said the old guard busted about the time he sustained a Grade 3 left groin strain on Aug. 13. Asked how it happened, Stanton joked, “I was being nice to it, flipping it up.”
Stanton began wearing a guard after he was struck in the face by a Mike Fiers fastball on Sept. 11, 2014, at Milwaukee. That injury caused facial fractures and significant dental damage.
In Spring Training 2015, Stanton revealed a guard that has bars. The new mask isn’t much different in terms of comfort and …
