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MLB fans are cheering on the Yankees for sending Giancarlo Stanton home at the crucial moment of Game 3

The Los Angeles Dodgers took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning against the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the World Series. After Aaron Judge flied out to start the inning, Giancarlo Stanton hit a double.

With Stanton on second, Jazz Chisholm Jr. flied out for the second time out of the inning. This brought up Anthony Volpe, who was single for his first hit of the series. As Teoscar Hernandez fielded the ball in left field, Stanton was waved home by Luis Rojas, the third base coach.

It didn't work out for the Yankees.

As you probably noticed in this video, Stanton wasn't exactly flying around the base paths. The decision to send him there should be questioned quite a bit on the back pages of New York newspapers and on sports talk radio shows tomorrow, but before that happens, Stanton and the Yankees need to be roasted online.

Those are just the ones with the funny pictures.

In Stanton's defense, he's often injured. He missed a significant amount of time this summer with a hamstring injury, he's built like a statue and has only attempted to steal one base since 2018. If he could run fast, that wouldn't be fair. The third base coach should probably keep that in mind if there is a next time.