Over the weekend, Hurricane Irma pelted the state of Florida. One of the hardest-hit cities was Miami, where the rain turned streets into rivers and the wind snapped cranes like twigs. As with Houston, stories abound of everyday citizens putting themselves at risk to help their fellow man during this dangerous time. While these stories certainly show the best of humanity and deserve to be highlighted, another amazing story in Miami has failed to attract the national spotlight.

Before Hurricane Irma was busy destroying property all over Miami, a Miami Marlin by the name of Giancarlo Stanton was busy destroying baseballs. Currently sitting on a league-leading 54 home runs, Stanton broke a National League record by hitting 18 home runs in August, surpassing Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa.