Judge stepped to the plate in the. The New York Mets first baseman owns the longest in-game home run of any player competing in this year's Derby. Full Giants leaderboard, Padres: Tommy Pham -- Aug. 17 at COLDistance: 486 feet (Watch it)Pham might have had an up-and-down season in San Diego, but that didnt stop him from knocking the longest homer in the NL this year. 461 feet: Pete Alonso T-11. Marcell Ozuna, ATL: 479 feet (Watch it)7. Ronald Acua Jr., ATL: 481 feet ( Watch it) 6. "It's special to see it. Bryce Harper 465 feet 4. Longest home losing streak, yet people had the nerve to ask in the game threads why it's mostly visiting fans. Not only is it the longest in Rockies history, but it's also tied for the longest home run in the Statcast era with Giancarlo Stanton's long ball on Aug. 6, 2016, which, of course, was also hit at Coors Field. Full Royals leaderboard, Tigers: Akil Baddoo -- April 12 at HOUDistance: 450 feet (Watch it)Baddoo made an immediate impact for Detroit after coming over from Minnesota in the Rule 5 Draft, slugging a home run in his first big league at-bat. The Cubs' longest home run in the regular season is a 481-footer by El Mago, Javier Bez, on Aug. 23, 2018. "I think it was more than 505 feet. Not only was it the longest homer by a Met in 21, but it also gave a kid a memory of a lifetime as he caught it on the bounce. If you watch the video, the camera can't even follow it that high. 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. Through 101 games, Sanchez has a .214/.284/.398 slash line with only 14 home runs in 373 plate appearances. 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. At 499 feet, it's the second-longest at Coors Field since the advent of Statcast in 2015. What's the first tater-shattering, gravity-defying, ear-splitting blast that comes to your mind? 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. FORT WORTH, Texas - The Florida State bats stayed hot Saturday, mashing 13 hits and 10 more runs to beat No. 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. Here are the longest home runs in the Home Run Derby, during the StatCast era, away from Coors Field. When Mo Vaughn hit this run, Keith Hernandez said mid-broadcast: It looks like theres beer coming off that sign.. He liked my bats, so I traded him my bat for a Cal Ripken bat. Tommy Pham, SD: 486 feet (Watch it)3. Cron. . The longest home run hit in a Major League Baseball game travelled 175 m (575 ft) by George Herman "Babe" Ruth (USA) for the New York Yankees against the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field in Detroit, Michigan, USA, on 18 July 1921. 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. Meyer's Denver Zephyrs -- the Triple-A affiliate of the Brewers -- were taking on the Buffalo Bisons at Mile High Stadium. 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. Longest MLB home runs in 2022 . Full Braves leaderboard, Marlins: Giancarlo Stanton -- Aug. 6, 2016 at COLDistance: 504 feet (Watch it)Stanton is one of the few people capable of crushing a 500-foot home run. Regardless of how the scores turn out and who wins the game, record-breaking home runs are always exciting. 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. This one was extra special, because it was Trout's 40th homer of the season and the 350th of his career. Now I'm 58, I appreciate more things now than I did," he told me. 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. Cron managed to do on June 17th, crushing a baseball 486 feet to left field is still impressive. I high-fived him and thought he was joking.\"\n\nMeyer had hit BP balls up there but never in a game. Making his return to Yankee Stadium, Minnesota Twins designated hitter Gary Sanchez blasted a two-run homer that was measured at 473 feet, making it one of the longest MLB home runs in 2022. He's the only player with two 470-foot homers in the same day since Statcast started tracking. I wasn't the watching type. 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. This is a ballpark that once forced the commissioner of baseball to hire an astrophysicist, a place that has been described as a. Akin to the Ted Williams seat at Fenway Park, the chair at Mile High was removed for an orange (or maybe green?) Before we get to that . In 1987, Joey Meyer of the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs launched a moonshot into the. Injuries slowed Baddoo down this season, but with his power, he could very well top this list again in 2022. 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. On April 17, 1953, Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle was credited with a tape-measure blast that traveled 565 feet, per Yankees publicist Red Patterson. All records listed on our website are current and up-to-date. "It's an honor for you to even call me," Meyer said. It went clear over the first level of seats and landed in the concourse above. Giancarlo Stanton hit the longest home run ever made in Coors Field to date, Keith Hernandez said mid-broadcast: It looks like theres beer coming off that sign., honored, but also a little overwhelmed by the statue, and he readily points out that many other players were just as great, it would have reached 525 feet if not for the roof stopping it, people generally credit Darryl Strawberry with the full distance, Kingmans home run is said to be the longest one in the history of Wrigley Field, one of Dunns teammates said that his hits disappeared over the horizon, His friendly attitude and caring leadership role in the team earned him the nickname Pops., Reggie Jacksons ball was obstructed by the venue and the full reach of the hit had to be calculated, insist that the wind helped him achieve this amazing record, while others point out that others played in the same conditions with inferior results, was described by the Tampa Morning Tribune as wallop stupendous.. But that's a whole other insane story. He hit 91 homers from 1984-86, batting around .300 and cracking 100 RBIs twice. People have numerous theories on why the ball went so far, even suspecting the ventilation systems! Keep in mind, he was 38 years old when he hit it and that arguably makes it even more impressive than others above him. Home Run History Daily, Nightly, and Ever So Rightly . "The following day, there were so many reporters there," Meyer recalled. Even a conservative estimate of 500-520 feet makes it a candidate for the longest home run ever. Full As leaderboard, Mariners: Jake Bauers -- Sept. 19 at KCDistance: 460 feet (Watch it)Bauers hit only two home runs for Seattle after coming over from Cleveland midseason, but one of those went a long, long way. 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. Photo via Joey Meyer. The ESPN Home Run Tracker listed it at 539 feet, one of the longest homers hit in the recorded era. These are the longest Coors Field moonshots "At least give me the extra foot," Yelich joked about just missing the 500-foot club. Go ahead and think about it: What's the longest home run in baseball history? 14. In a 3-1 count with the Twins trailing 4-3, Buxton turned a hanger from Liam Hendricks into a no-doubt 469-foot blast to end the game. 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. He was a big prospect with a big frame. 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. What is the longest home run ever hit in MLB history? Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Iowa shocked college baseball on Saturday, dominating top-ranked LSU 12-4 in the Karbach Round Rock Classic. But historians believe the ball traveled 552 feet. As they say, thats a no-doubter. The definition of a frozen rope Jim Thomes dinger on July 3, 1999, is one to remember. According to Statcast, someone soon to follow topped Mike Piazza's 496-foot homer from Sept. 26, 1997, as the longest home run in Coors Field history. With a full count against James Shields, Pham got a high fastball that he drove high and deep to left field. pic.twitter.com/qHVzzjGRA4, "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. Wilver Dornell Stargell led the Pirates to two World Series victories and six division titles. Babe Ruth was said to have hit a home run over 600 feet. Ryan McMahon: 478 feet ( Watch it) Adam Dunn was a notable quarterback during high school football in Texas, and agreed to play football for the University of Texas at Austin. When Meyer came up for the at-bat in question that night, he had already homered. Full Cardinals leaderboard, Cubs: Willson Contreras -- Oct. 18, 2017 vs. Dodgers (NLCS Game 4)Distance: 491 feet (Watch it)The Cubs' longest home run in the regular season is a 481-footer by El Mago, Javier Bez, on Aug. 23, 2018. McMahon posted his second campaign of 20 or more homers after transitioning into the full-time role at the hot corner, with his 478-foot blast being the seventh longest in the Majors this year. The Brewers lefty slugger crushed a hanging changeup from Chad Kuhl into the third deck in Denver. Its been one of the lone bright spots for Sanchez this year, who joined Minnesota as part of the Isiah Kiner-Falefa trade. Overwhelmed by his own power. 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. Both Mackenzie Gore and Cron knew it was gone as soon as it touched the bat. Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Leandro Cedeno pulverized a baseball on July 15, blasting it over the fence for a 527-foot moonshot. It was abrupt. Buffalo Bisons pitcher Mike Murphy threw a 2-2 slider that Meyer crushed 582 feet into the thin Colorado air. Giancarlo Stanton hit the longest home run ever made in Coors Field to date when he played against the Rockies in 2016. Nobody had ever done it in a game. He wasn't trying to "memorialize it." 463 feet: Pete Alonso, Julio Rodriguez 10. 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. After bouncing once on the concourse, it fell onto the street as a souvenir that holds a place in MLB history. A Mickey Mantle homer was originally estimated to have . The lefty turned on a 95 mph fastball from Jackson Kowar and sent it all the way to the Kauffman Stadium fountains. 480 feet: Pete Alonso 3. Overwhelmed by his own power.\n\n\"The following day, there were so many reporters there,\" Meyer recalled. The three-time AL MVP stepped to the plate against the Texas Rangers, working a 3-1 count. Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto hit the longest home run in the Home Run Derby (StatCast era) in 2021. A version of this story originally ran in March 2021. Candelario tied Martinez with a long home run into the bullpens in right-center field in Cleveland four years later. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Interestingly, the hardest baseball hit in 2021 didnt even leave the infield. 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. It was only the fourth career homer off a southpaw for the left-handed-hitting Zimmer, whose previous long was 435 feet. 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. Yermn Mercedes gets an honorable mention here for the club's longest regular-season homer since 2015, blasting a 485-foot shot against the Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 8, 2021. Big Blue went 9-7-1 in Daboll's debut campaign and secured their first playoff victory since their 2011 Super Bowl run.At 25 years old, Jones is seeking a hefty payday in free agency this month as . You get the feeling Meyer, modest and soft-spoken over the phone, was almost frightened by the attention. 472 feet: Ronald Acuna Jr. 5. 67-year-old Vento's Pizza, in East Liberty, is closing. Full Padres leaderboard, Rockies: C.J. There is nothing better in sports than a towering home run. Both in terms of average home run distance and max exit velocity, he crushes baseballs like no one else in the sport. So, maybe we see one of the longest home runs ever this upcoming season. @MikeTrout just LAUNCHED a 472-ft HR! \"He had Cal Ripken's bats. Some people speculate that it might actually have been quite a few feet shorter, but that's still the longest home run hit for years! 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. The hit was estimated to be around 573 feet and the New York Times originally reported it as a 630-foot hit. 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. @ChristianYelich | #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/awBqH0qWg6. 482 feet: Juan Soto 2. Yermn Mercedes, CWS: 485 feet ( Watch it) 4. "Yeah I always hit home runs, but I prided myself that at every level I played, I hit for average," Meyer said. "What we did was took what their line of sight was of the baseball at its highest arc and where it hit in the east stands. Here are the 10 longest home runs of the season, as well as the longest for each of the 30 teams, courtesy of Statcast: 1. Stanton is the best power hitter in MLB today, theres no question about it. It's also the longest homer hit in the Royals' home ballpark. Big Dan actually had a longer home run than this in 2020 when he was still with the Mariners a 441-foot moonshot against old friend Jordan Lyles but this ranks as his longest home run. The Giants' previous longest home run was also at Coors -- that was a 475-footer by Brandon Belt all the way back on May 22, 2015, the first year of Statcast tracking. After being diagnosed with colon cancer in '20, the Os slugger overcame it and returned to blast 21 homers. However, when it was measured based on the available landmarks, the distance was more accurately stated to be approximately 530 feet. pic.twitter.com/XPrE7xN5I1, Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros 469 feet, Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins 468 feet Longest walk-off home run. Longest home run in Comerica Park history. But I didn't watch it, you know. Longest home winless run: 9, 26 December 1979 - 7 April 1980; Longest away winless run: 34, 11 February 1986 - 17 October 1987; On Monday, July 18, this year's event will take place in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. He works security at a hospital in Maui. Unsurprisingly, some of the farthest home runs ever hit in the Home Run Derby happened in 2021 thanks to the effects of playing in Colorado. I wasn't the watching type. CJ Cron's second home run of the night gives him 16 on the season! Taking his swings at Coors Field, the All-Star slugger demolished a. This also was the longest homer hit at a ballpark other than Coors Field in 2022, and it gave Trout each of the top six spots on the Angels' Statcast Era home run distance rankings. Babe Ruths home run hit was the longest in MLB history. One of those nearly found the rooftops of Chicago, as Alford left Wrigley Field completely. \"What we did was took what their line of sight was of the baseball at its highest arc and where it hit in the east stands. 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. 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 Adam Duvall, ATL: 483 feet ( Watch it) 5. 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 flashed his big power against Duvall and the eventual NL champs in September, splashing a 460-foot drive into the center-field pond at Truist Park. ","type":"markdown"},{"__typename":"PhotoPart","caption":null,"contextualCaption":null,"contextualAspectRatio":null,"credit":null,"format":"jpg","templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/{formatInstructions}/mlb/gb8b3k8hyxcciqhywyhp","type":"photo"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"The media descended on Mile High the next day -- wanting to talk to the man who reached heights never reached before. "There were people who worked at the stadium full-time," Tennyson explained. Acua had already previously set the Braves' distance record in 2020, when he went 473 feet off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout hit the second- longest home run in 2022. That 491-footer is the longest homer hit by a Cubs player under Statcast tracking, regular season or postseason, and the longest home run hit in the MLB postseason overall since 2015. 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. Its officially recognized by the Baseball Hall of Fame. \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. Diamondbacks prospect Leandro Cedeno just hit a 527 foot home run!Yeah, FIVE TWO SEVEN pic.twitter.com/kPn7lXxVKP, 2022 MLB season FAQ: Everything you need to know. The first inning saw Iowa take an early three-run lead. The Pittsburgh Pirates legend finished with 475 home runs, but it was a 535-foot blast at Olympic Stadium that lands on our list. Yordan Alvarez connects on the longest home run of his career, a 469-foot blast, on May 30, 2022 at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California. A Mickey Mantle homer was originally estimated to have . Determining the longest homer ever in MLB history is an exercise in myth-busting. Based on the most accurate possible measurements, Kingmans home run is said to be the longest one in the history of Wrigley Field. Adam Duvall 458 feet 9. Find all MLB tickets at our trusted ticket partner TicketSmarter.com today. When I hit third base \\[third-base coach/manager\\] Terry Bevington is the one who told me, 'You went into the upper deck.' The Longest Home Run Ever Joey Meyer on June 3, 1987: 582 Feet Glenallen Hill on May 11, 2000 Reggie Jackson on July 13, 1971 Darryl Strawberry on April 4, 1988 Adam Dunn on August 10, 2004 Cecil Fielder on August 25, 1990 Mo Vaughn on June 26, 2002 Ken Griffey Jr. on April 12, 1996 Barry Bonds on June 8, 2002 I high-fived him and thought he was joking.". 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. Cedeno, a 23-year-old with the Diamondbacks Double-A affiliate, isnt one of the clubs top 40 prospects (FanGraphs). 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. Famous Major League Baseball sluggers made hitting deep fly balls look so easy. 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). It was the top of the fifth; the Yankees were leading the Senators 2-1 on a windy day in Washington. Full Blue Jays leaderboard, Orioles: Jonathan Schoop -- Aug. 26, 2015 at KCDistance: 484 feet (Watch it)The Orioles have had their share of big sluggers in recent years, but Schoop sits atop this list, ahead of the likes of Manny Machado, Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo. Major League Baseball has a new leader for longest home run of 2022 and that is Miami Marlins outfielder Jess Snchez, who hit a 496-foot home run onto the concourse of the third deck in right . But even at a time when New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge are launching bombs, they do fall short of the longest HR in MLB history. 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