@ChristianYelich | #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/awBqH0qWg6. This is a ballpark that once forced the commissioner of baseball to hire an astrophysicist, a place that has been described as a. But this shot at the Oakland Coliseum left us awe-struck anyway. Full D-backs leaderboard, Dodgers: Joc Pederson -- June 2, 2015 at COLDistance: 477 feet (Watch it)It's no surprise that the Dodgers hit their longest homer at Coors Field: a majestic blast by Pederson way up into the center-field bleachers. Meet Oklahoma State first baseman Griffin Doersching. Sammy Sosa, 2002-- 524 Feet Sammy Sosa at the height. 471 feet: Juan Soto T-6. This one was extra special, because it was Trout's 40th homer of the season and the 350th of his career. Schoop launched this blast off Johnny Cueto, and the only question was whether the ball would stay fair down the left field line at Kauffman Stadium. Candelario tied Martinez with a long home run into the bullpens in right-center field in Cleveland four years later. What's the first tater-shattering, gravity-defying, ear-splitting blast that comes to your mind? Ryan McMahon: 478 feet (Watch it)8-T. Duvall, ATL: 477 feet (Watch it)8-T. Fernando Tatis Jr., SD: 477 feet (Watch it)10-T. Trevor Story, COL: 475 feet (Watch it)10-T. San, MIN: 475 feet (Watch it), Blue Jays: George Springer -- May 1 vs. ATLDistance: 470 feet (Watch it)Springer introduced himself to the Toronto -- or rather the Buffalo -- faithful in one heck of a way. Longest home run in Comerica Park history. It's the longest big fly of the 2022 season to date and furthest since Nomar Mazara's 505-foot long ball in June 2019. Full Marlins leaderboard, Mets: Michael Conforto -- Sept. 29 vs. MIADistance: 469 feet (Watch it)Confortos home run toward the end of the season had it all. Cameron Rupp 461 feet 5. It went clear over the first level of seats and landed in the concourse above. Here's a look at the longest homers from the 2022 Home Run Derby: 1. Cedeno, a 23-year-old with the Diamondbacks Double-A affiliate, isnt one of the clubs top 40 prospects (FanGraphs). 67-year-old Vento's Pizza, in East Liberty, is closing. It should come as no surprise that the record books for the longest home run ever in baseball history are spotty. Meyer hit 135 homers over 580 games. Henry Rafferty was returning home on August 26 last year when he stopped on the drive in Hartlepool. The first baseman was even given the Barry Bonds treatment in his school days, getting intentionally walked with the bases loaded. But Contreras went even deeper than Baez in the 2017 playoffs against the Dodgers. "It's an honor for you to even call me," Meyer said. "It's been so many years, at least I'm remembered for something. When gargantuan Frank Howard hit a mighty home run off Robin Roberts in Philadelphia on September 1, 1958, the next great tape measure home run career was initiated. Alvarez's uppercut swing demolished the pitch with a 115.4 mph exit velocity. Stanton is the best power hitter in MLB today, theres no question about it. A commemorative plaque has been affixed to a rock behind the . It was really loud." Bryce Harper 458 feet 7 (t). I high-fived him and thought he was joking.". Here are the longest home runs in Home Run Derby history. All records listed on our website are current and up-to-date. Not being a fan of baseball, he also said he was just focused on getting an exact measurement and not taking home run history into consideration at all. ","type":"markdown"},{"__typename":"ExternalEmbed","data":{"__typename":"ExternalEmbedContent","html":", Its funny; I knew the LF grandstand at Mile High seemed more like Mile Away, but I never fully realized why. Full Padres leaderboard, Rockies: Ryan McMahon -- May 15 vs. CINDistance: 478 feet (Watch it)The Rockies sent Nolan Arenado to St. Louis prior to the 21 season, but his replacement at the hot corner wasnt too shabby. Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Josh Gibson didnt benefit from technology tracking how far they hit a baseball. Nobody had ever done it in a game. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. 470 feet: Kyle Schwarber, Juan Soto T-8. Iowa shocked college baseball on Saturday, dominating top-ranked LSU 12-4 in the Karbach Round Rock Classic. Meyer's high school coach in Honolulu still raves about his power, saying he could come out right now and still hit homers. Unlike some other mammoth homers in baseball history, there are only a handful of stories on Meyer's blast -- the longest ever according to the internet. His 19 home runs in the first half of the year led to the first All-Star Game selection of Zuninos career as well. Tuesday's blast was Yelich's fourth career leadoff homer, and his second of the season. He then used it the next day, and in his first plate appearance, it broke. Anyhow, Mercedes' clout is the longest home run by a White Sock since Joe Borchard sent one 504 feet back in 2004, which means it's the longest Sox blast of the Statcast era (i.e., since. Miguel San, MIN: 495 feet (Watch it)2. Hill thinks it cracked 700 feet, in-depth investigations suggest it likely exceed 500 but well never know for sure. After playing just 43 games in '19 and '20, Stanton stayed healthy in '21 and recorded his sixth season with at least 30 homers, with seven blasts of at least 440 feet. CJ Cron's second home run of the night gives him 16 on the season! The ball kept going up and up until it hit halfway up the second deck of Mile High Stadium -- a place very few baseballs go. But Contreras went even deeper than Baez in the 2017 playoffs against the Dodgers. The 112.9 mph blast isn't the only 480-footer Garca has hit, either. I calculated it without ever knowing any records of any kind.\"\n\nTennyson was shocked when I told him it's considered perhaps the longest measured home run in the history of baseball, telling me multiple times \"that's incredible.\" One of his responsibilities was laying out the foundations for the football and baseball fields at Mile High Stadium, so he was very familiar with the grounds and dimensions.\n\n\"There were people who worked at the stadium full-time,\" Tennyson explained. In a flash, the 30-year-old crushed the third-farthest home run in MLB this season with a 472-foot missile off Dane Dunning. 480 feet: Pete Alonso 3. Meyer had hit BP balls up there but never in a game. Theres no better example than this shot that found its way over the right-field seats at Kauffman Stadium. Cleveland: Bradley Zimmer -- Aug. 9 vs. CINDistance: 471 feet (Watch it)With sluggers such as Jos Ramrez, Franmil Reyes and Bobby Bradley in Cleveland, Zimmer topping the list might come as a surprise, but he earned it with this blast that traveled up and over the center field shrubbery at Progressive Field. "When you're not used to that many reporters and all of their things tied together in front of you, you know, their microphones. During the 1989 ALCS against the Toronto Blue Jays, after a shortened season held him to 65 games and just 17 homers, Canseco hit the longest home run of all-time. But simple measurements, ballpark dimensions and first-hand accounts help us get a look at the longest MLB home runs since the game began. However, the 6-foot-2 slugger made history with the longest home run ever officially recorded through StatCast. Yogi Berra had just walked, leaving it up to the 21-year old Mantle to extend the . Both Mackenzie Gore and Cron knew it was gone as soon as it touched the bat. But not so fast. "The next one, though, was that one.". Vaughn was traded to the New York Mets at the end of 2001, and was actually mocked at the beginning of the 2002 season for being out of shape. Winning run 23 April 1904 15 October 1904 9 Losing run 9 September 2000 17 October 2000 8 . He liked my bats, so I traded him my bat for a Cal Ripken bat. Moss retired the following spring, but his power clearly remained in his bat until the end. The three-time AL MVP stepped to the plate against the Texas Rangers, working a 3-1 count. Full Orioles leaderboard, Rays: Avisal Garca -- May 14, 2019 at MIADistance: 485 feet (Watch it)It took a long time for anybody to break J.P. Arencibia's mark of 464 feet, set back in 2015. He hit 91 homers from 1984-86, batting around .300 and cracking 100 RBIs twice. The highlight of his breakout year was this jack over the bullpen in Arlington. While Dave Kingmans home run hit was impressive by any standard, the exact distance that he reached is heavily debated. On Aug. 10, 2004, in a matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dunn delivered a moment hell never forget. The event did happen more than 34 years ago, so it's hard to fault Tennyson for not remembering exactly how he got the number 582. Yermn Mercedes, CWS: 485 feet ( Watch it) 4. He continued his hot streak through April, highlighted by this blast against the AL champs in Houston. But that's a whole other insane story. . Naturally, no video evidence was recorded, but the ball hit just two feet shy of the top of the facade at old Yankee Stadium. Not only was the blast the longest of Bostons season, but it was also both the second-longest and the hardest hit homer recorded by a Red Sox batter in the Statcast Era (since 2015), clocking in at a blistering 118.6 mph. A Mickey Mantle homer was originally estimated to have . But some familiar sluggers, including some teammates, deliver huge blasts that left everyone in the stadiums just admiring the baseball as it flew out. A couple minutes later, Frank Gore's 6-yard run followed a 32-yard punt return by Ted Ginn Jr., and the 49ers were within eight.Ray Rice's fumble at his 24 led to David Akers' 34-yard field . Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Leandro Cedeno pulverized a baseball on July 15, blasting it over the fence for a 527-foot moonshot. On June 3, 1987 at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado, Meyer hit the longest verifiable home run in the history of professional baseball. Interestingly, the hardest baseball hit in 2021 didnt even leave the infield. Cron. Meyer hit 135 homers over 580 games. Related: The Most Valuable Baseball Cards From The 1980s, Including Cal Ripken Jr. And Nolan Ryan. Marte surpassed Jake Lamb's 481-foot homer on April 29, 2017 by a single foot to set the D-backs record. 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