-And thank you for doing that thank you note earlier.
We should be thanking you
'cause, man, the Yanks are crushing it right now.
-That's right. We are. -Oh, my God.
[ Cheers and applause ] -Yeah.
-Now, you think this is the most talented team
you've ever been a part of?
-Absolutely. Yeah. -Right?
-Even any team I faced hasn't been this talented.
-Really? 'Cause, I mean, the lineup is nuts.
-Pbht! Top to bottom, man. -It's fantastic.
-I went to one game this season. I got to see you.
But I try not to get involved with making eye contact.
-Why not?
-I just don't want to, like, get you not psyched up or something.
I don't want to -- -If I'm standing on deck,
we got to do a staring contest to see...
-No, I don't like that.
I don't like that because you're an intimidating guy,
and you kind of frighten me now.
[ Laughter ] I mean, I'm --
I mean, you're a big guy, and I want you
to stay focused in the game and really go out there and win.
And, I mean, now and then, I would see, like,
Jeter or something like that, and he's always focused.
But he would look at me quick and be like...
You know, and just give me a little nod.
But, like, I don't want to do that,
so I try not to even look at you when you come out.
-All right, well, we need
a little, like, sign language or something.
-Okay. Maybe -- Uh, what do you do?
Like, when you come out of the dugout,
do you, like, just bring the bat?
Do you...
-You know...
-Twirl it around? -Twirl it around a little bit.
-Oh, maybe -- Can you twirl it around,
maybe give a point, maybe?
-Yeah. Point.
-Like that? Yeah.
Give a little point. [ Laughter ]
-Twirl, twirl, and a little point.
You know, yeah, and I won't even --
We'll just know that that's for us.
-Okay. All right. Done deal.
-We don't have to discuss it. Yeah, exactly.
We know you obviously know how to swing a bat, man.
It's just awesome to watch you.
And it's fun to watch
the team that you're facing against when you come up
because all of a sudden, they're like --
they're all getting ready for you, like,
"Oh, my gosh. What's gonna happen?
But the one thing I don't think you know how to do --
I don't know if you've heard this --
I don't think you know how to eat a Kit Kat.
-Well, I think I do. You got any around?
-Well, I got a photo of you eating one.
That's not how you eat a Kit Kat.
[ Audience groans ]
That is absolutely --
That is absolutely, absolutely the wrong way to eat a Kit Kat.
-That's not the right Kit Kat etiquette?
-That is not the right --
I mean, the attitude -- the attitude is cool.
I like the attitude, but that's not --
it's four different candy bars, not one sandwich.
It's not like a slice of pizza or something.
-I mean... -No, that's not how you do it.
-You got to make the best of it, right?
-Yes, you make the best of it, but you savor the moment.
I mean -- I mean --
-I got two more bites in there. You could savor those.
-You're not savoring those.
Let me show you. Here. I do have a Kit Kat.
-Oh, we do got some. All right.
-Well, I figured you could redeem yourself now.
Here. Let's have... -Okay.
-...a Kit Kat. Here you go.
Now, you take it. Now, you break one off.
-Break. -Yeah.
-Then you eat it.
-Then -- Ah.
[ Laughter, cheers and applause ]
-[ Muffled ] It's not how you eat --
-[ Muffled ] That's the right way.
-That's not how you eat a Kit Kat.
♪♪
-That's the way to do it. I'm sorry.
-That's not how you do it.
I got to say, when you walk up to the plate,
you have to have a cool song, something intimidating,
something that gets you psyched up,
ready to hit home runs.
I think I've got the song for you.
I think you should change your song.
-A new walkup. -Mm-hmm.
-Okay. Let's do it. -Now, this is a real song.
Questlove, this is real. I did not do this.
I did not make this up.
He thinks I -- No, this is a real song by a fan of yours,
And it's called "Giancarlo Stanton."
That's the name of the song. -Okay.
-And that's actually all of the words.
-To the song. [ Laughs ]
-Get ready for this, and just imagine yourself
getting psyched up to hit a home run.
Here you go.
[ Dramatic electronic music plays ]
-♪ Giancarlo Stanton, Giancarlo Stanton ♪
♪ Giancarlo Stanton ♪ -Yeah.
-♪ Giancarlo Stanton ♪ -It's got some flow,
it's got some rhythm to it, you know?
-♪ Giancarlo Stanton, Giancarlo Stanton ♪
[ Laughter ] -I mean, does that --
-Hey.
-I mean, it kind of hypnotized you a little bit.
-Yeah, you know?
-It kind of hypnotized you a little bit.
-Puts you in the vibe.
-Roots, is there any way to make that --
-That was you.
-That was not me, dude.
I wish I was the genius behind ♪ Giancarlo Stanton ♪
-Did you just record that in the back?
-♪ Giancarlo Stanton, Giancarlo ♪
-Dude, Tariq, give it a little -- give it a little love.
-♪ Giancarlo Stanton ♪
♪ Giancarlo Stanton ♪
♪ Giancarlo Stanton, Giancarlo Stanton ♪
-I think it's great.
-♪ Giancarlo ♪
-Take the weekend, think about it.
-Think about it. Okay. -[ Laughs ]
And then let me know when you say no.
All right. Perfect, thank you.
Giancarlo, we're so psyched
that you've landed here in New York.
Another giant star on the new York Yankees.
You're here on "The Tonight Show."
Would you like to take the Yankee oath?
-Absolutely. Let's do it.
-This is your hat right here. -All right.
-I'll wear my hat.
Just read off those cue cards right there.
And, James, can we get a little "Take Me Out to the Ball Game?"
♪♪
-From the Bronx to Brooklyn to fans around the word,
from spring to October, we give you our word.
We'll play hard every inning, Yankees old and new,
we'll honor our pinstripes and bleed Yankee blue.
For the past and for the future, for this game and this year,
we echo in chorus that great Yankee cheer.
-[ Singsong voice ] Let's go Yankees!
[ All clapping rhythmically ]
-Let's go Yankees!
Let's go Yankees!
-Let's go -- -Let's go Yankees!
-Giancarlo Stanton, everybody!
We'll be right back with magician Dan White!
Stick around!
-♪ Giancarlo Stanton, Giancarlo Stanton ♪
♪ Giancarlo Stanton, Giancarlo Stanton ♪