Personal
His mother calls him "Cruz" (his other middle name), but his father and other relatives call him "Mike" or "Mikey." He was known as "Mike Stanton" throughout his high school and minor league careers and for his first two years as a Major Leaguer, but before the 2012 season, he made it known that he would prefer Giancarlo.
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