Furthest Homers Recorded in Baseball History
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Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich slammed a 499 foot home run into the third deck of Coors field in Denver this past Tuesday. He contributed to the history of the field by hitting the longest left handed hit ever recorded in Coors Field.
This Home Run Derby-like shot beat his previous furthest flying homer by 37 feet. Not only that, but Yelich’s hit marked the longest home run of the 2022 MLB season.
With this homer making history in Denver, few hits can compete. Only one other home run beats Yelich’s at Coors field. In 2016 Giancarlo Stanton in his time with the Miami Marlins cranked out a homer 504 long feet. This ranks Yelich at the number two spot for the longest home run recorded at Coors Field, although the feat of having the record for a left-hander is impressive enough.
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Taking a look at the longest homers since Statcast was introduced in 2015, both Stanton and Yelich rank second and third in distance, respectively. The number one spot belongs to Nomar Mazara. In June of 2019 Mazara smashed a hit 505 feet out of Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.
Three players come in fourth and tie in the line up for the longest hit in MLB history. These batters include Jesus Sanchez of the Miami Marlins, Migel Sano of the Minnesota Twins, and Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees. Each player slammed a 496 foot homer; Judge in 2017, Sano in 2019, and Sanchez in 2022.
The only other home run recorded in 2022 that tops Yelich’s made this Tuesday comes from this year’s Home Run Derby in the Minor Leagues. Leonardo Cedeno launched a homer 527 feet during the competition. Though not in the MLB, Cedeno made history in the Minors as well as in 2022. Even so, Cedeno’s hit is not the longest recorded in Minor League history. It’s safe to say baseball is moving toward a revolution of distance.
