The award for the longest-hit home run this year goes to C.J. Full Rockies leaderboard, crushed a ball over the batter's eye facade. ","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. The spot where Stargell's ball landed was marked . If you Google "longest home run ever hit," the search pops up on Joey Meyer. Glenallen Hill isnt one of the most prominent names from our examination of the furthest home runs hit in MLB history. In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET! 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. MLB 4.06M subscribers Subscribe 2.8K 243K views 1 year ago Check out the longest homers. FORT WORTH, Texas - The Florida State bats stayed hot Saturday, mashing 13 hits and 10 more runs to beat No. 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. Meyer hit 135 homers over 580 games. Injuries slowed Baddoo down this season, but with his power, he could very well top this list again in 2022. Miguel San, MIN: 495 feet ( Watch it) 2. He hit 91 homers from 1984-86, batting around .300 and cracking 100 RBIs twice. Ruths astounding home run hit reached a greater distance than most people thought humanly possible, and was described by the Tampa Morning Tribune as wallop stupendous.. If you Google "longest home run ever hit," the search pops up on Joey Meyer. 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. Its officially recognized by the Baseball Hall of Fame. He works security at a hospital in Maui. But in May 2000, Chicagos outfielder delivered a blast that no fan watching it ever forgot. The longest home run in Coors Field history has an asterisk. 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. His 468-foot homer in Colorado was definitely MVP-worthy and the third-longest of his already terrific career. At 499 feet, it's the second-longest at Coors Field since the advent of Statcast in 2015. 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. An All-Star selection in 2017, Minnesotas 6-foot-4 masher is more than capable of hitting one of the longest home runs ever. 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 Astros record-setting shot was also part of a historic 6-for-6 game for Springer, who became the first Astros player to collect six hits in a nine-inning game. Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Josh Gibson didnt benefit from technology tracking how far they hit a baseball. Garca was the most consistent hitter for the Crew all season long and set a career high with 29 homers on the year, including this blast that nearly put a hole in the scoreboard. 8 TCU (3-2) 10-1 Friday night at Lupton Stadium behind a strong performance from starting pitcher Jackson Baumeister (1-0). 470 feet: Kyle Schwarber, Juan Soto T-8. The baseball sailed to the right of the second deck, 454 feet from home plate. pic.twitter.com/qHVzzjGRA4. The longest blast in the StatCast era came in 2005, when Nomar Mazara hit a 505-foot cannon. 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. Keaton Anthony scored the game . 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. "He had Cal Ripken's bats. Judge stepped to the plate in the. Full Orioles leaderboard, Rays: Mike Zunino -- May 11 vs. NYYDistance: 472 feet (Watch it)Zunino didnt make contact often, but when he did, the ball went a long way. Here are the longest homers Statcast has tracked since Opening Day of the 2015 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. 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. Tommy Pham, SD: 486 feet (Watch it)3. 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. Full Padres leaderboard, Rockies: C.J. One of the longest home runs in Wrigley Field history coming from a guy who had 11 that season at the tender age of 35. 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). "When I was done playing, I didn't do what I wanted and expected to do: play in the big leagues longer, establish myself. Giancarlo Stanton is the second only player since 2015 to hit one 500-plus feet. Meyer, 25, had been slugging his way through the Minors the past few years. The New York Mets first baseman owns the longest in-game home run of any player competing in this year's Derby. 471 feet: Juan Soto T-6. 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. 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. Meyer reared back and connected with a breaking ball from reliever Mike Murphy -- sending it deep into the Denver darkness. Bryce Harper 465 feet 4. The longest verified home run in American professional baseball history didn't even happen in the majors. 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. FORT WORTH, Texas - Florida State (5-0) beat No. 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. pic.twitter.com/MhMc95FRje. The best player in the Negro League, Gibson is credited with a 580-foot home run at Yankee Stadium in 1967. But I didn't watch it, you know. The Polar . Henry Rafferty was returning home on August 26 last year when he stopped on the drive in Hartlepool. Interestingly, the hardest baseball hit in 2021 didnt even leave the infield. So, there you have it: the longest verifiably measured homer in history. 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. 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. Ronald Acua Jr., ATL: 481 feet ( Watch it) 6. The 2021 season was filled with moonshots aplenty, as MLB hitters (and pitchers) combined to swat nearly 6,000 home runs. 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. Jaime Ferrer hit a . 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. \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. Full Reds leaderboard, D-backs: Ketel Marte -- June 2, 2019 vs. NYMDistance: 482 feet (Watch it)Marte's leadoff home run in an early-June series finale against the Mets at Chase Field was an absolute rocket: 111.9 mph and 482 feet to left-center. His 19 home runs in the first half of the year led to the first All-Star Game selection of Zuninos career as well. Interestingly, it came with the switch-hitting Smoak batting right-handed against lefty Robbie Ross, even though he hit with more power from the left side over his career. His season reached a peak during the Home Run Derby in Colorado, where he made an incredible run to the finals. 463 feet: Pete Alonso, Julio Rodriguez 10. Jorge Alfaro 459 feet 7 (t). He never appeared in an All-Star Game from 1989-2001 and he never hit more than 28 homers in a single season. Even in the friendly Coors Field environment, Taylor's 110.1 mph exit velocity meant this home run was no joke. Adam Dunn hit 462 home runs in his career, earning a reputation as one of the best home-run threats during his era. Statcast has given us a whole new tool to answer that question, thanks to the tracking technology at every MLB ballpark. That's the bat I used that night.\"\n\nMeyer ended up hitting three home runs that night with Ripken's lumber. Nomar Mazara, once one of the top prospects in MLB, hasnt quite lived up to the hype. "I'm not much of a baseball fan, don't know much about it, didn't know much about it. "The next one, though, was that one.". . 14. He liked my bats, so I traded him my bat for a Cal Ripken bat. He wasn't trying to "memorialize it." A perfect swing, the high altitude and maybe, just maybe, the bat he used all played a role. Blue Jays: Justin Smoak -- July 1, 2015 vs. BOSDistance: 474 feet (Watch it)Even with all of the sluggers that have come through Toronto in recent years, this big fly from Statcast's debut season still ranks first for distance. 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