Full Royals leaderboard. Meet Oklahoma State first baseman Griffin Doersching. In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET! Full Blue Jays leaderboard, Orioles: Trey Mancini -- July 25 vs. WSHDistance: 455 feet (Watch it)Mancinis comeback was one of the feel-good stories of the '21 season. In fact, it's so exciting that one of the highlights of the major league baseball season is the Home Run Derby that occurs every year right before the All-Star Game. Based on the most accurate possible measurements, Kingmans home run is said to be the longest one in the history of Wrigley Field. The three-time AL MVP stepped to the plate against the Texas Rangers, working a 3-1 count. 499 FEET!Yeli launches one to the stratosphere. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. 26 Feb 2023 21:05:55 Full Rangers leaderboard, Braves: Ronald Acua Jr. -- Sept. 25, 2020 vs. BOSDistance: 495 feet (Watch it)The Braves' young superstar got his team's final series of the season started with a bang as he crushed a leadoff home run off Boston's Chris Mazza that landed way up in the concourse behind the left-field stands at Truist Park. Full Mariners leaderboard, Rangers: Nathaniel Lowe -- April 4 at KCDistance: 465 feet (Watch it)Lowe took over the starting role at first base this season for Texas and he had a knack for hitting some long balls. 507 meters (right field) Only four times in history has a ball been hit entirely out of Dodger Stadium, with two of those balls being hit by Pirates legend Willie Stargell. pic.twitter.com/MhMc95FRje. Goldschmidt has had 30 or more homers in each of the past four full seasons, and not many of them have been cheap, either. "He had Cal Ripken's bats. 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. Its been a turbulent career for Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel San. The Brewers lefty slugger crushed a hanging changeup from Chad Kuhl into the third deck in Denver. Talk about making every swing count. Keep in mind, he was 38 years old when he hit it and that arguably makes it even more impressive than others above him. So, maybe we see one of the longest home runs ever this upcoming season. Only three . 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. Full Tigers leaderboard, Twins: Miguel San -- Aug. 25 at BOSDistance: 495 feet (Watch it)Nick Pivetta was excellent in the postseason for the Red Sox, but before that success, he was on the wrong end of history when San stepped up to the plate and sent a ball over the Green Monster and onto Lansdowne Street. And I just calculated it from there. Full D-backs leaderboard, Dodgers: Luke Raley -- Sept. 22 at COLDistance: 472 feet (Watch it)The Dodgers had three former MVPs, two former Rookie of the Year Award winners and nine All-Stars in their lineup this season, but it was the rookie Raley who had the biggest blast of the year for the boys in blue. He put a bow on his terrific year with a two-homer performance against the Pirates, with his second blast nearly leaving Great American Ball Park altogether. 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. Meyer hit 135 homers over 580 games. The homer that traveled to center field . Despite his slow start and 268-pound stature, Vaughn got some great runs in before his knee problems set in during the 2003 season. Full Red Sox leaderboard, Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton -- Aug. 27 at OAKDistance: 472 feet (Watch it)Stanton has made a habit of showing up on any leaderboard that has to do with home runs during his career. 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. "Yeah I always hit home runs, but I prided myself that at every level I played, I hit for average," Meyer said. 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. Let's revisit some of the longest home runs of 2022. The 472-foot rocket got out of Coors Field in a hurry and just barely missed the top 10 in MLB. 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. This one was extra special, because it was Trout's 40th homer of the season and the 350th of his career. Tennyson 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." Year(s) Football Alliance Champions: 1890 FA Cup Winners: 1896, 1907, 1935 FA Cup Runners-up: 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. The next season, he knocked one at home, this time going to the upper deck at Safeco Field. Meyer's Denver Zephyrs -- the Triple-A affiliate of the Brewers -- were taking on the Buffalo Bisons at Mile High Stadium. 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. Now I'm 58, I appreciate more things now than I did," he told me. 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. He continued his hot streak through April, highlighted by this blast against the AL champs in Houston. 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 MOON. 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. On a team with Joey Gallo, it takes a monster home run to set the record, and Mazara provided it. Babe Ruth had a bunch of moonshots over his baseball-wrecking career. Mickey Mantle (who on September 10, 1960, mythically hit "the longest home run ever" at an estimated distance of 643 feet (196 m), although this was measured after the ball stopped rolling . The 2021 season was filled with moonshots aplenty, as MLB hitters (and pitchers) combined to swat nearly 6,000 home runs. But what if I told you the guy who has the longest home run ever barely even played in the Major Leagues? Marcell Ozuna, ATL: 479 feet ( Watch it) 7. Both in terms of average home run distance and max exit velocity, he crushes baseballs like no one else in the sport. His achievements include two Silver Slugger Awards, two World Series MVP Awards, and the Babe Ruth Award. Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers 499 feet, Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies 495 feet. The sophomore . Ronald Acua Jr., ATL: 481 feet ( Watch it) 6. 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. The baseball sailed to the right of the second deck, 454 feet from home plate. We'd like to remember some of the longest home runs in Derby history to get excited. "The first one I hit barely went over the fence, so everybody on the other team was yelling cheapie and all that," Meyer said. 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. That scoreboard is way above the playing field, and Franchy's homer hit way up on the scoreboard. Meyer admits he never saw where it landed.\n\n\"Well, I knew I hit it good,\" Meyer told me. 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. Giancarlo Stanton has a solid reputation for consistently hitting insanely long home runs, making it hard for him to beat himself! But his power never translated to the big leagues and he was back part-time in the Minors the next year before leaving pro baseball in 1991 at the age of 29. At 499 feet, it's the second-longest at Coors Field since the advent of Statcast in 2015. Famous hits like Mickey Mantles home run are almost always hotly debated, and his was no exception! Dunn had high strikeout totals, but one of Dunns teammates said that his hits disappeared over the horizon when he got them! I calculated it without ever knowing any records of any kind.". Adam Duvall 458 feet 9. 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. Meyer ended up hitting three home runs that night with Ripken's lumber. Henry Rafferty was returning home on August 26 last year when he stopped on the drive in Hartlepool. The numbers are truly staggering, with Mantle credited for a 734 foot home run at Yankee Stadium in 1963 and a 656-foot blast that is rumored when he was a 19-year-old in an exhibition match against USC. Related: The Most Valuable Baseball Cards From The 1980s, Including Cal Ripken Jr. And Nolan Ryan. Here are the 10 longest home runs of the 2021 Home Run Derby: 520 feet: Juan Soto (Round 1) 518 feet: Trevor Story (Round 1) 514 feet: Pete Alonso (Round 1) 513 feet: Shohei Ohtani (Round. Here are the farthest home runs hit in MLB this year with video links attached in the distance. It gets the edge by a single foot over the 118.6 mph, 495-foot home run Judge crushed that June off the Orioles' Logan Verrett. There are stories of his 600-foot home runs or treating old Yankee Stadium like it was his own personal Little League field. It should come as no surprise that Coors Field is responsible for the three longest home runs in MLB this season. 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. It more like 600 feet. When Mo Vaughn hit this run, Keith Hernandez said mid-broadcast: It looks like theres beer coming off that sign.. pic.twitter.com/XPrE7xN5I1, Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros 469 feet, Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins 468 feet Longest walk-off home run. Interestingly, Braves outfielders account for four of the longest MLB home runs in 2021. 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. Yermn Mercedes, CWS: 485 feet ( Watch it) 4. \"The next one, though, was that one.\"\n\nMeyer reared back and connected with a breaking ball from reliever Mike Murphy -- sending it deep into the Denver darkness. The first inning saw Iowa take an early three-run lead. Adam Dunn hit 462 home runs in his career, earning a reputation as one of the best home-run threats during his era. During the 2021 MLB season, we didnt see any of the deepest homers approach the record for the longest home run ever hit. In Game 3 of the 2020 AL Wild Card Series against the A's, Robert demolished a Mike Fiers pitch in the second inning into the far reaches of the left-field bleachers, giving the White Sox a 1-0 lead in a game Chicago would ultimately lose, 6-4. Full Twins leaderboard, White Sox: Luis Robert -- Oct. 1, 2020 at OAKDistance: 487 feet (Watch it)We all knew by this point that Robert had incredible raw power. On June 3, 1987 at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado, Meyer hit the longest verifiable home run in the history of professional baseball. Marcell Ozuna, ATL: 479 feet (Watch it)7. Ryan McMahon: 478 feet ( Watch it) Sending one into a ballpark's upper deck or out of the stadium was their speciality and has always been one of the coolest parts of the game. \"When you're not used to that many reporters and all of their things tied together in front of you, you know, their microphones. Full A's leaderboard, Mariners: Mike Zunino -- Sept. 13, 2017 at TEX; June 29, 2018 vs. KCDistance: 470 feet (Watch them: HR #1; HR #2)Zunino crushed two 470-foot home runs during his time in Seattle, so he shares the team distance record with himself, beating out Nelson Cruz (two 469-footers). There is no specific data on the farthest home run in the the Home Run Derby pre-StatCast era. Jayson Werth 453 feet 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. (via @BallySportsNOR) pic.twitter.com/wvV1zAIsce, Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies 468 feet. Full Tigers leaderboard, Twins: Miguel San -- Sept. 17, 2019 vs. CWSDistance: 496 feet (Watch it)San got absolutely all of this one. Longest MLB Home Runs of 2021 (ft. Fernando Tats Jr., Ronald Acua Jr., Giancarlo Stanton & more!) Taking his swings at Coors Field, the All-Star slugger demolished a 520-foot blast in Colorado that astonishingly went into the third deck of the stadium. 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. This particular home run came off of a pitch by Senators' right hander Chuck Stobbs in Washington D.C. in April, 1953. Five different players slugged 40 or more, while another 14 had at least 35 on the year. Ronald Acua Jr., ATL: 481 feet (Watch it)6. Full Cubs leaderboard, Pirates: Anthony Alford -- Sept. 3 at CHCDistance: 469 feet (Watch it)Alford was a pleasant surprise for the Pirates late in the year, as the 26-year-old outfielder slugged five homers in his 49 games. You know, the types of moonshots and dingers that need a tape measure to figure out how far they traveled. 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. If you go off non-StatCast data, though, its not even the longest home run in minor league history (more on that below). Full Phillies leaderboard, Brewers: Christian Yelich-- Sept. 6, 2022 at COLDistance: 499 feet (Watch it)Coors Field is built for power hitters, and Yelich showed us why. That's right, Mantle actually topped himself. If you watch the video, the camera can't even follow it that high. He never appeared in an All-Star Game from 1989-2001 and he never hit more than 28 homers in a single season. 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. Theres no better example than this shot that found its way over the right-field seats at Kauffman Stadium. But Contreras went even deeper than Baez in the 2017 playoffs against the Dodgers. However, the 6-foot-2 slugger made history with the longest home run ever officially recorded through StatCast. Maybe it's the Sultan of Swat, the King of Crash. Reggie Jackson hit an impressive 563 home runs during his MLB career and earned a number of different awards for his outstanding performance. Since physicists calculate that it would have reached 525 feet if not for the roof stopping it, people generally credit Darryl Strawberry with the full distance. Interestingly, the hardest baseball hit in 2021 didnt even leave the infield. 8 TCU (3-2) 10-1 Friday night at Lupton Stadium behind a strong performance from starting pitcher Jackson Baumeister (1-0). A Mickey Mantle homer was originally estimated to have . He wasn't trying to \"memorialize it.\" 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. The longest home run in baseball this season was hit at Fenway Park on Wednesday night Miguel San's 495-foot solo shot in the third inning was the fifth-longest homer of the Statcast era.. He was more just disappointed he didn't make it in the Majors for longer. 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. 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. In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET! Ryan McMahon just hit a baseball 495 feet pic.twitter.com/HLZBkymKsC. Miguel San, MIN: 495 feet ( Watch it) 2. 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. Martinez -- July 21, 2015 vs. SEA; Jeimer Candelario -- July 15, 2019 at CLEDistance: 467 feet (Watch them: Martinez; Candelario)Martinez one-upped Seattle slugger Nelson Cruz, who hit a 455-foot homer in the top half of the same inning, with this impressive blast to straightaway center at cavernous Comerica Park in the first season of Statcast tracking. The giant football/baseball stadium could hold about 70,000, but just a little over 1,000 people were in attendance. For a full list of record titles, please use our Record . Tigers: J.D. 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. He hit 91 homers from 1984-86, batting around .300 and cracking 100 RBIs twice. "Everybody told me don't use it again, but of course I did," Meyer said. New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton lined a ball off the bat at 122.2 mph this season, but it went directly into the second basemans glove and was turned into a double play. He then used it the next day, and in his first plate appearance, it broke. Willie Stargell blasted a home run estimated to be 535 feet long at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, the stadium's biggest blast in history. It is the longest home run of his career, far eclipsing his previous mark of 462 feet. But simple measurements, ballpark dimensions and first-hand accounts help us get a look at the longest MLB home runs since the game began. The definition of a frozen rope Jim Thomes dinger on July 3, 1999, is one to remember. While All-Stars like Joey Gallo, Shohei Ohtani and Salvador Perez will try to crush balls deep into the Denver. 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. It was really loud." The ball that Babe Ruth hit to make this home run was given to evangelist Billy Sunday, who was nearby at the Florida Fairgrounds. Meyer reared back and connected with a breaking ball from reliever Mike Murphy -- sending it deep into the Denver darkness. The Most Valuable Baseball Cards From The 1980s, Including Cal Ripken Jr. And Nolan Ryan, Juan Soto to participate in 2022 Home Run Derby, stats show it might help him, WATCH: NC States Tommy White hits 8th home run in 7 games, What is the fastest pitch ever? Here's a look at the longest homers from the 2022 Home Run Derby: 1. 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. On Aug. 10, 2004, in a matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dunn delivered a moment hell never forget. Stanton is the best power hitter in MLB today, theres no question about it. But that's a whole other insane story. Akin to the Ted Williams seat at Fenway Park, the chair at Mile High was removed for an orange (or maybe green?) Glenallen Hill isnt one of the most prominent names from our examination of the furthest home runs hit in MLB history. Out of his 72 hits in '21, 33 left the yard and 17 of those homers travelled over 400 feet. 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. So far this regular season, May 30, 2022, to be exact, center fielder Jess Snchez of the Miami Marlins hit a whopping 496-foot home run that landed in the upper deck of Coors Field, the. Theres no doubt who hit the farthest home run in MLB All-Star Game history. All you had to do was see the look on White Sox pitcher Ross Detwiler's face as he hung his head and put his hands on his knees to know how far this one went. The longest verified home run in American professional baseball history didn't even happen in the majors. BYRON BUXTON 469 FOOT BLAST FOR THE WALK OFF! 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. 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. Skip to content. Meyer, 25, had been slugging his way through the Minors the past few years. ET, 5:00 p.m. MT on Monday, July 12. Find all MLB tickets at our trusted ticket partner TicketSmarter.com today. Giancarlo Stanton hit the longest home run ever made in Coors Field to date when he played against the Rockies in 2016. Unsurprisingly, what many believe to be among the farthest home runs hit ever are based on first-hand accounts. If you Google "longest home run ever hit," the search pops up on Joey Meyer. While Dave Kingmans home run hit was impressive by any standard, the exact distance that he reached is heavily debated. 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. "When you're not used to that many reporters and all of their things tied together in front of you, you know, their microphones. "That was a bomb, a complete bomb," teammate Elvis Andrus said. But I didn't watch it, you know. On June 2, 1987, the Denver Zephyrs hosted the Buffalo Bisons at Mile High Stadium. It's also the longest homer hit in the Royals' home ballpark. Here are the longest home runs in the Home Run Derby, during the StatCast era, away from Coors Field. Franchy Cordero 474 feet 2. Miguel San, MIN: 495 feet (Watch it)2. According to the New York Times, the team couldn't even find a jersey to fit his torso that season. Babe Ruth vs. Josh Gibson: Who was a better hitter? Released by the Detroit Tigers in July, Mazaras chances of becoming an impact MLB player might be over. Full Angels leaderboard, Astros: Kyle Tucker -- May 18 at OAKDistance: 459 feet (Watch it)It was early in the season, but Tuckers 459-foot homer proved to be an important one in a matchup with the division-rival As. 461 feet: Pete Alonso T-11. Zunino belted his first 470-footer to the upper deck in left field in Texas. They rode his hot streak all the way to the World Series, but his blast in Arizona prior to the playoffs was perhaps his most impressive. 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. 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. Perhaps the longest of those not previously mentioned was Ralph Kiner, who bombarded all the National League left-field distance plateaus of his times. Some ended up in alligator ponds, some cleared fence after fence after fence until there were no more fences left to clear. The media descended on Mile High the next day -- wanting to talk to the man who reached heights never reached before. 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. Just like in the 2019 Home Run Derby, Alonso has the edge over Acua. Cron. Gary Sanchez hits a 473 ft BOMB at Yankee Stadium (via @Twins) pic.twitter.com/QoXWOOBNye, Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels 472 feet. I wasn't the watching type. The first baseman was even given the Barry Bonds treatment in his school days, getting intentionally walked with the bases loaded. Detroit Tigers J.D. If MLB makes changes to the baseballs and rules are adjusted that favors hitters more, maybe Stanton tops this mark in 2022. 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. Sammy Sosa, 2002-- 524 Feet Sammy Sosa at the height. 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. Looking ahead to 2022, MLB free agency is something to keep in mind. 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 Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout hit the second- longest home run in 2022. Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto hit the longest home run in the Home Run Derby (StatCast era) in 2021. Five-plus years later, San Francisco got a new No. Joey Meyer 582 Feet (1987) The longest ever verified home run didn't happen in the MLB, it happened in the Triple-A. "The next one, though, was that one.". What about Mickey Mantle? Mantles famous baseball was actually stolen from its display case in the Yankee Stadium by a group of boys who regretted the theft and returned it. Its extremely tricky to determine the distance of a home run accurately since so many factors go into a good measurement, but Mo Vaughns hit was clearly a milestone! Alvarez's uppercut swing demolished the pitch with a 115.4 mph exit velocity. Bryce Harper 458 feet 7 (t). 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. Postseason homers are included here. But Contreras went even deeper than Baez in the 2017 playoffs against the Dodgers. He said it was the longest home run he ever hit, clearly squashing any tales of 600-foot blasts. (Scott was traded from Rochester, the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate at the time.) He's the only player with two 470-foot homers in the same day since Statcast started tracking. 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