Alvarez's uppercut swing demolished the pitch with a 115.4 mph exit velocity. During the 2021 MLB season, we didnt see any of the deepest homers approach the record for the longest home run ever hit. Look up the farthest home run ever hit and youll see New York Yankees legends Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth mentioned. The Cubs' longest home run in the regular season is a 481-footer by El Mago, Javier Bez, on Aug. 23, 2018. Full Mets leaderboard, Nationals: Michael A. Taylor -- Aug. 20, 2015, at COLDistance: 493 feet (Watch it)Rockies starter Yohan Flande was cruising against the Nationals until Taylor gave his club a game-tying lift on this blast to left-center. The Polar Bear got it during his historic rookie season when he smashed a. What about Mickey Mantle? Full Cleveland leaderboard, Royals: Adalberto Mondesi -- June 18 vs. BOSDistance: 464 feet (Watch it)Mondesi has had a career marred by injuries up to this point, but the young shortstop has always shown flashes of his great power. Even the rain couldnt cool him off, as he launched not only the longest homer from a Chicago batter, but the third-longest across baseball this season. A commemorative plaque has been affixed to a rock behind the . The ball that Babe Ruth hit to make this home run was given to evangelist Billy Sunday, who was nearby at the Florida Fairgrounds. They had power up and down the lineup that led to 107 wins, including from Slater, who provided the fireworks in Phoenix this past Fourth of July. Home Run History Daily, Nightly, and Ever So Rightly . Full Red Sox leaderboard, Yankees: Aaron Judge -- Sept. 30, 2017 vs. TORDistance: 496 feet (Watch it)Judge crushed two home runs clear over the Yankee Stadium bleachers in 2017. That's right, Mantle actually topped himself. I high-fived him and thought he was joking.\"\n\nMeyer had hit BP balls up there but never in a game. The Hawaii native hit just 18 homers in 156 games with the Brewers between 1988 and 1989, but, standing at a giant 6-foot-3, 260 pounds, he was a big-time power threat in the Minors. "There were people who worked at the stadium full-time," Tennyson explained. CJ Cronfirst baseman, hit a home run of 504 feet, the second longest in history, to be tracked, and the longest of the season.Elijah Diazended a night of excellent hitting While All-Stars like Joey Gallo, Shohei Ohtani and Salvador Perez will try to crush balls deep into the Denver. 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 . Contreras crushed a home run high off the Wrigley Field scoreboard in left field to open the scoring in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. The 2021 season was filled with moonshots aplenty, as MLB hitters (and pitchers) combined to swat nearly 6,000 home runs. Cedeno, a 23-year-old with the Diamondbacks Double-A affiliate, isnt one of the clubs top 40 prospects (FanGraphs). His 504-footer at Coors Field came a year before his 59-homer MVP season in 2017, but Stanton has shown plenty of times before and since this home run that he can clear the fence by a long, long way. It should come as no surprise that Coors Field is responsible for the three longest home runs in MLB this season. 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. Full Twins leaderboard, White Sox: Yermn Mercedes -- April 8 vs. KCDistance: 485 feet (Watch it)Mercedes came out of nowhere and became the games hottest hitter in April for the Sox. But then Bradley Jr. stepped to the plate in Colorado and rocketed this pitch 112.1 mph over the right-field fence, going 478 feet into the night. Bryce Harper 465 feet 4. He seems content with that -- helping out a little bit at MLB clinics on the island and really not talking about his baseball career unless somebody finds out about it. Miguel San, MIN: 495 feet (Watch it)2. But not so fast. 1. Candelario tied Martinez with a long home run into the bullpens in right-center field in Cleveland four years later. Pham sent a German Mrquez slider all the way to the concourse in Colorado, a spot that hitters otherwise found only during the Home Run Derby in July. Iowa shocked college baseball on Saturday, dominating top-ranked LSU 12-4 in the Karbach Round Rock Classic. "When you're not used to that many reporters and all of their things tied together in front of you, you know, their microphones. But those claims are disputed by some who took part in the game. ","type":"markdown"},{"__typename":"PhotoPart","caption":"Photo via Joey Meyer","contextualCaption":null,"contextualAspectRatio":"1:1","credit":null,"format":"jpg","templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/{formatInstructions}/v1614207939/mlb/rmoqqnaa0qsgs1wp1de7","type":"photo"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"When Meyer came up for the at-bat in question that night, he had already homered. Miguel San, MIN: 495 feet ( Watch it) 2. The Colorado Rockies they prevailed in a racing festival, 13-10, to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Coors Field from Denver. The Padres slugger hit it off the scoreboard in dead center at Chase Field. Pederson then hit a second 470-footer on this same day -- he hit one 472 feet in the other half of the Dodgers' doubleheader against the Rockies. Ohtani got all of Kris Bubics changeup in Anaheim, clobbering it into right-center at 111.7 mph. Willie Stargell is among the Hall of Famers who are also recognized as one of the best power hitters in MLB history. October. Full Nationals leaderboard, Phillies: Kyle Schwarber-- Oct. 18, 2022, at SDPDistance: 488 feet (Watch it)During Game 1 of the NLCS, Schwarber crushed a cutter from Yu Darvish into the second deck at Petco Park for the longest Phillies home run of the Statcast Era. The highlight of his breakout year was this jack over the bullpen in Arlington. Akin to the Ted Williams seat at Fenway Park, the chair at Mile High was removed for an orange (or maybe green?) For a full list of record titles, please use our Record . 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. Bill Jenkinson, in The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs, estimates that Ruth lost at least 50 and as many as 78 in his career due to this rule. (via @BallySportsNOR) pic.twitter.com/wvV1zAIsce, Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies 468 feet. It is the longest home run of his career, far eclipsing his previous mark of 462 feet. Longest Home runs of 2020! As with Darryl Strawberrys record-breaking hit, Reggie Jacksons ball was obstructed by the venue and the full reach of the hit had to be calculated. I calculated it without ever knowing any records of any kind.". As for Meyer -- he started the '88 season with the Brewers. But everything came together on June 21, 2018 when Mazara sent a Reynaldo Lopez fastball towering into the bleachers. This particular home run came off of a pitch by Senators' right hander Chuck Stobbs in Washington D.C. in April, 1953. On May 20, 1978, Stargell hit the farthest home run ever recorded in Canada with his eye-popping blast in Montreals Olympic Stadium. #OurStandard I @HokageDoersch pic.twitter.com/sumqoWwj7D. 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. 1. The year-on-year 1.1% drop in prices represented the first annual decline in the cost of a home since June 2020, when the housing market reopened after the first Covid lockdown. \n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"rich","width":550},"type":"oembed"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"\"No, I don't even tell them I played,\" Meyer said with a laugh in a phone interview with MLB.com, his work walkie-talkie blaring in the background. Marcell Ozuna, ATL: 479 feet (Watch it)7. Manny Ramirez - Boston Red Sox - 501 Feet - at Fenway Park Giancarlo Stanton hit the longest home run ever made in Coors Field to date when he played against the Rockies in 2016. His first homer of the year against the D-backs wasnt just the teams longest, but it was also a walk-off that gave his team a 1-0 win. This is neat! 14. Both in terms of average home run distance and max exit velocity, he crushes baseballs like no one else in the sport. Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto hit the longest home run in the Home Run Derby (StatCast era) in 2021. Longest MLB home runs in 2022 . 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. Talk about making every swing count. What if I told you he's currently working a regular day job way out in Maui and never even talks about it? The first baseman was even given the Barry Bonds treatment in his school days, getting intentionally walked with the bases loaded.\n\n\"Yeah I always hit home runs, but I prided myself that at every level I played, I hit for average,\" Meyer said. "It's special to see it. If you Google "longest home run ever hit," the search pops up on Joey Meyer. It was abrupt. 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. People have numerous theories on why the ball went so far, even suspecting the ventilation systems! Full Dodgers leaderboard, Giants: Alex Dickerson -- Sept. 1, 2020 at COLDistance: 480 feet (Watch it)Dickerson went to the upper, upper deck at Coors Field -- yes, the third deck, at the very top of the right-field stands, to open September 2020 by setting a new Giants record with a 480-foot home run. A Mickey Mantle homer was originally estimated to have . Ravelo's drive went most of the way up the seats in left-center. You know, the types of moonshots and dingers that need a tape measure to figure out how far they traveled. But they just asked me to come in and told me this is where it hit and it seems like it could be a hell of a long ways. As you might expect, baseball legends are credited with the records. Longest home run for him went 518 feet. The 495-foot blast cleared the wall in right-center field, sailed over the advertising signs and went into the second deck of the deepest part in the yard. But players on the field thought it had only gone out because of the thin Rocky Mountain air. Five-plus years later, San Francisco got a new No. This one was the 52nd and last of his AL Rookie of the Year-winning season, a 118.3 mph, 496-foot monster shot to left-center off then-Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman. Many believe if Negro League records as a major league, which didnt happen until 2020, Gibsons blast would be more widely viewed as the longest home run ever. Rangers: Nomar Mazara -- June 21, 2019 vs. CWSDistance: 505 feet (Watch it)Mazara set the MLB Statcast record for home run distance -- not just the Rangers' -- and joined Giancarlo Stanton in the 500-foot club with this rocket to the upper reaches of the upper deck in right field in Arlington. There's home run king Barry Bonds, there's Adam Dunn depositing baseballs into other states. Cleveland's Cody Allen buried a 91 mph four-seam fastball down and . Gary Sanchez hits a 473 ft BOMB at Yankee Stadium (via @Twins) pic.twitter.com/QoXWOOBNye, Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels 472 feet. "When the Zephyrs needed a uniform shirt for Meyer a year ago, the only one big enough was a souvenir shirt in a Denver sports bar," Dave Anderson wrote. Jorge Alfaro 459 feet 7 (t). Also a player who through his career was an average hitting outfielder with sub-par defense. But some familiar sluggers, including some teammates, deliver huge blasts that left everyone in the stadiums just admiring the baseball as it flew out. The three-time AL MVP stepped to the plate against the Texas Rangers, working a 3-1 count. Cron nearly made history on Friday night at Coors. With 14 homers in 90 games, Marte didnt have the best power numbers, but he still showed he can send a ball into orbit. Jaime Ferrer hit a . Meyer ended up hitting three home runs that night with Ripken's lumber. Keaton Anthony scored the game . He hit 91 homers from 1984-86, batting around .300 and cracking 100 RBIs twice. Adam Dunn was nicknamed Big Donkey while he played. "A new player had come in from Baltimore, Donnie Scott," Meyer said. While the atmosphere in Colorado certainly played a part, its fair to say McMahon got all of that pitch and put his raw power on display. The ESPN Home Run Tracker listed it at 539 feet, one of the longest homers hit in the recorded era. Highest Home Attendance (all-time): Manchester City: Hillsborough Stadium: 17 February 1934 (FA Cup Round 5) . Let's revisit some of the longest home runs of 2022. He did say a University of Colorado professor called him shortly after the measurements came out and agreed with how he came up with the distance. Nomar Mazara: 505 feet, June 21, 2019, vs. CWS After crushing a a 482-foot shot on Opening Day in '19, Mazara topped himself for the Statcast record with a colossal smash against the White Sox. Plenty of other visiting batters have the same opportunities Cron has, but he has the second-longest home run in the season thus far. Full Yankees leaderboard, Guardians: Bradley Zimmer -- Aug. 9, 2021 vs. CINDistance: 471 feet (Watch it)Edwin Encarnacin held the mark at 466 feet for more than four years before Zimmer surpassed him with a blast off Reds lefty Justin Wilson that disappeared over the center-field wall at Progressive Field. But I didn't watch it, you know. Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Leandro Cedeno pulverized a baseball on July 15, blasting it over the fence for a 527-foot moonshot. But simple measurements, ballpark dimensions and first-hand accounts help us get a look at the longest MLB home runs since the game began. This specific homer came during a high scoring, 23-22 loss against the Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Cron -- Sept. 9, 2022Distance: 504 feet (Watch it)Exactly one month after his teammate Ryan McMahon set the Rockies mark with a 495-foot blast, Cron shattered the franchise record with a 504-foot moonshot that hooked past the foul pole in left field. 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. But I didn't watch it, you know. The 112.9 mph blast isn't the only 480-footer Garca has hit, either. Ryan McMahon just hit a baseball 495 feet pic.twitter.com/HLZBkymKsC. \"When you're not used to that many reporters and all of their things tied together in front of you, you know, their microphones. MLB history offers reports of truly epic blasts, which well dive into below. Seven years before Mickey Mantle hit the longest home run ever recorded in a baseball game, he hit what was then the longest tape measure shot. ","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. According to the New York Times, the team couldn't even find a jersey to fit his torso that season.\n\n\"When the Zephyrs needed a uniform shirt for Meyer a year ago, the only one big enough was a souvenir shirt in a Denver sports bar,\" Dave Anderson wrote.\n\nMeyer's high school coach in Honolulu still raves about his power, saying he could come out right now and still hit homers. (Top 15 HRs! Babe Ruth was said to have hit a home run over 600 feet. Full Braves leaderboard, Marlins: Jess Snchez -- Sept. 12 at ATLDistance: 460 feet (Watch it)Adam Duvalls departure opened the door for one of Miamis top prospects in Snchez to take an everyday role in the outfield and the 24-year-old lefty slugger took full advantage of it. That's the bat I used that night.\"\n\nMeyer ended up hitting three home runs that night with Ripken's lumber. Famous hits like Mickey Mantles home run are almost always hotly debated, and his was no exception! But now, for the first time, visitors can learn of its rich history and the incredible feat that took place there 86 years ago. It all happened the night of June 2, 1987. Winning run 23 April 1904 15 October 1904 9 Losing run 9 September 2000 17 October 2000 8 . "I think it was more than 505 feet. And I just calculated it from there. Zunino belted his first 470-footer to the upper deck in left field in Texas. Full Padres leaderboard, Rockies: C.J. Its the most hitter-friendly MLB park thanks to the thin air helping make baseballs fly out of the stadium. The longest blast in the StatCast era came in 2005, when Nomar Mazara hit a 505-foot cannon. "I don't know why they decided to [call me]," Tennyson told me over the phone. \"I've been working at this job for five years and I don't tell anybody.\"\n\nIt all happened the night of June 2, 1987. Giancarlo Stanton has a solid reputation for consistently hitting insanely long home runs, making it hard for him to beat himself! It was wonderful to watch, but it was fun to hear as well, as Conforto sent the blast out while legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld was in the TV booth. 470 feet: Kyle Schwarber, Juan Soto T-8. Full Nationals leaderboard, Phillies: Bryce Harper -- April 25 at COLDistance: 468 feet (Watch it)Harper slugged his way into NL MVP contention this season with the Phillies, hitting 35 homers and posting an absurd 1.044 OPS in 141 games. Josh Gibson, perhaps the greatest power hitter in MLB history, is a baseball legend. Baseball is known worldwide as the All-American sport, and people from all around the United States flock to sports stadiums to watch their favorite teams. While Healy only played 221 games for the A's, that rocket remains a record holder to this day. On Aug. 9, Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon unloaded on a pitch in the 7th inning of a 14-5 blowout against the St. Louis Cardinals. Ronald Acua Jr., ATL: 481 feet ( Watch it) 6. Here's a look at the longest homers from the 2022 Home Run Derby: 1. Babe Ruth had a bunch of moonshots over his baseball-wrecking career. Full Rockies leaderboard, crushed a ball over the batter's eye facade. Meyer reared back and connected with a breaking ball from reliever Mike Murphy -- sending it deep into the Denver darkness. Glenallen Hill isnt one of the most prominent names from our examination of the furthest home runs hit in MLB history. Even in the friendly Coors Field environment, Taylor's 110.1 mph exit velocity meant this home run was no joke. You get the feeling Meyer, modest and soft-spoken over the phone, was almost frightened by the attention. pic.twitter.com/MhMc95FRje. pic.twitter.com/qHVzzjGRA4. He was a big prospect with a big frame. Naturally, no video evidence was recorded, but the ball hit just two feet shy of the top of the facade at old Yankee Stadium. Ryan Howard 455 feet 10. He wasn't trying to "memorialize it." The best player in the Negro League, Gibson is credited with a 580-foot home run at Yankee Stadium in 1967. Full Marlins leaderboard, Mets: Pete Alonso -- July 17, 2019 at MINDistance: 489 feet (Watch it)A little over a week after winning the Home Run Derby in Cleveland, Alonso broke Michael Conforto's club record of 472 feet, set the previous season. Overwhelmed by his own power.\n\n\"The following day, there were so many reporters there,\" Meyer recalled. Interestingly, Braves outfielders account for four of the longest MLB home runs in 2021. The longest verified home run in American professional baseball history didn't even happen in the majors. Keep in mind, he was 38 years old when he hit it and that arguably makes it even more impressive than others above him. 463 feet: Pete Alonso, Julio Rodriguez 10. The definition of a frozen rope Jim Thomes dinger on July 3, 1999, is one to remember. Skip to content. He did have some other special moments: He's the only player to ever hit a walk-off homer off Roger Clemens, and he belted 26 homers in 104 games during one season in Japan. Full Pirates leaderboard, Reds: Joey Votto -- Sept. 27 vs. PITDistance: 466 feet (Watch it)Votto had a renaissance season in 21, smashing 36 homers after hitting 38 in 18, 19 and 20 combined. He also registered his fourth year of at least 2.0 fWAR since 2018 while also setting single-season career-high marks for homers (46), runs scored (100), and RBI (94). In 1987, Joey Meyer of the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs launched a moonshot into the. Full Cubs leaderboard, Pirates: Pedro Alvarez -- Oct. 4, 2015, vs. CINDistance: 479 feet (Watch it)Pittsburgh's hulking slugger decided the right-field seats at PNC Park weren't enough on the final day of the 2015 regular season, instead clearing the bleachers completely and depositing this ball into the Allegheny River. When I hit third base [third-base coach/manager] Terry Bevington is the one who told me, 'You went into the upper deck.' \"I'm not much of a baseball fan, don't know much about it, didn't know much about it. Not only was the blast the longest of the '21 season, but its also tied for the fifth-longest homer tracked in the Statcast era. Tigers: J.D. Take a good look at how far away those LF seats are. He works security at a hospital in Maui. The giant football/baseball stadium could hold about 70,000, but just a little over 1,000 people were in attendance. But historians believe the ball traveled 552 feet. Acua had already previously set the Braves' distance record in 2020, when he went 473 feet off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. Tommy Pham, SD: 486 feet ( Watch it) 3. Thome said that he was honored, but also a little overwhelmed by the statue, and he readily points out that many other players were just as great. The Astros defeated the Athletics 5-1. Alonso already crushed plenty of impressive shots in his rookie year, and he added to his resume against Twins reliever Matt Magill, sending a slider 110.9 mph and 489 feet to left at Target Field. Yermn Mercedes, CWS: 485 feet (Watch it)4. "The first one I hit barely went over the fence, so everybody on the other team was yelling cheapie and all that," Meyer said. I wasn't the watching type. Judge stepped to the plate in the. Judge's 36th home run of his incredible year went down as the longest of the 2022 season, coming just two days before one that came up earlier on the list. Despite his slow start and 268-pound stature, Vaughn got some great runs in before his knee problems set in during the 2003 season. At 499 feet, it's the second-longest at Coors Field since the advent of Statcast in 2015. In the second game of a doubleheader, Thomas took a 3-1 pitch and sent it towering to left-center and it didnt stay in the stadium long. 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