Monday, November 12, 2018

How many 500 foot home runs were hit 2015-2018?

Two, both in Colorado:

2018 Trevor Story off Andrew Suarez. Story hit four home runs off Suarez in 2018, all in Colorado. Story hit three off Suarez 2018-09-05. I don't know which of those three went 505 feet.

2016 Giancarlo Stanton off Chad Bettis 2016-08-06. 504 feet.

http://m.mlb.com/statcast/leaderboard#hr-distance,r,2018

Stories of 600, even 700, foot home runs by Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, ... are greatly exaggerated ... and impossible.

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