On Wednesday night, Giancarlo Stanton did not defend his season, but he did defend his work ethic and willingness to improve.

In the midst of his worst season as a Yankee, the slugger opened out to the media for less than three minutes.

After going 0-for-4 in the Yankees’ 6-1 loss to the Blue Jays in The Bronx, Stanton delivered an evaluation of his statistics that were probably in line with that of fans. His average dropped to an alarming.188, and his OPS dropped to.694.

According to Stanton, his first thought when he sees his hitting average on the scoreboard is “Terrible.”

In his last 11 contests, he has gone 2-for-39 with 17 strikeouts.

He had the worst season of his career last year and ended it with a huge..759 OPS and a.211 average.

Stanton’s slow baserunning has come under scrutiny as his batting has declined; he reportedly runs slowly on purpose to prevent ailments like the hamstring strain that sidelined him for a month and a half earlier this season.

After bouncing into two slow-developing double plays on Tuesday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone — who was subsequently ejected from the game — said the team would have to “look into” changes that would allow Stanton more freedom to run the bases.

Stanton has indicated his willingness to make those modifications.

“Can’t produce like this season, so gotta change,” Stanton, who is under contract through 2027, added.

Stanton, who has blasted 402 home runs in his career, seems much older than his 33 years.

He claims his results have nothing to do with laziness.

There are “a lot of things I’ve got to work and adjust on,” Stanton said after a night in which he recorded three outs with runners in scoring position. But if you think I’m just going to work and turning up, I don’t know what to tell you.

Many statistical metrics are more forgiving of Stanton’s play than his hitting average.

Even now, he continues to sting the ball.

He’s making fewer ground-level contact hits than in previous seasons.

In his debut season with the Yankees, he got MVP votes and is now striking out less frequently than he did in 2018.

Why haven’t better outcomes ensued?

“I don’t know,” Stanton remarked, despite the fact that he has been a below-average hitter despite spending most of his time at the designated hitter position.

Stanton has been inconsistent throughout his six seasons in The Bronx, going from an ice-cold slump to a scorching hоt one with seemingly no warning.

The slugger and his team have been hoping for a hоt run all season, but it has yet to materialize.

Boone remarked, “There’s obviously a lot of conversation to be had there.” The more consistent Giancarlo that I believe is still in there will hopefully emerge next season after “hopefully… having a good winter to grow from this and to make whatever adjustments”