Does Giancarlo Stanton speak Spanish?

Does Giancarlo Stanton speak Spanish?

Though Stanton wishes he could identify more with his culture – he says that he doesn’t speak Spanish – he fondly remembers playing in the second ever MLB series played in Puerto Rico.

Why did Stanton change his name to Giancarlo?

The addition isn’t so much an addition, rather, it is a name change. Mike Stanton has wanted to change his name ever since he made the big league club. Legally, his name is Giancarlo Cruz-Mike Stanton, the Mike coming as a result of educators having difficulty pronouncing his name.