Meyer's Denver Zephyrs -- the Triple-A affiliate of the Brewers -- were taking on the Buffalo Bisons at Mile High Stadium. It was also the farthest home run tracked at Petco Park and hardest-hit (119.7 mph) postseason home run since 2015. Interestingly, the hardest baseball hit in 2021 didnt even leave the infield. (Top 15 HRs! \"He had Cal Ripken's bats. In 1987, Joey Meyer of the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs launched a moonshot into the. Bryce Harper 465 feet 4. He wasn't trying to "memorialize it." Moss retired the following spring, but his power clearly remained in his bat until the end. Ronald Acua Jr., ATL: 481 feet (Watch it)6. There's home run king Barry Bonds, there's Adam Dunn depositing baseballs into other states. Longest league winning run from the start of a calendar year: 13, 3 January 2021 - 2 March 2021 (national record) . One thing is for certain, Stanton is fully capable of adding another historic milestone to the list of the longest home runs ever. 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. 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. When I hit third base \\[third-base coach/manager\\] Terry Bevington is the one who told me, 'You went into the upper deck.' The next season, he knocked one at home, this time going to the upper deck at Safeco Field. The Sultan of Swat gets credited for all kinds of records and moments that live in MLB history. Five different players slugged 40 or more, while another 14 had at least 35 on the year. 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. 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. Willie Stargell is among the Hall of Famers who are also recognized as one of the best power hitters in MLB history. The longest verified home run in American professional baseball history didn't even happen in the majors. It was really loud." It's pretty intimidating.". With a full count against James Shields, Pham got a high fastball that he drove high and deep to left field. 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. Unlike some other mammoth homers in baseball history, there are only a handful of stories on Meyer's blast -- the longest ever according to the internet. Full Pirates leaderboard, Reds: Aristides Aquino -- Aug. 10, 2019 vs. CHCDistance: 469 feet (Watch it)The Punisher also hit the hardest home run of the 2019 MLB season (his 118.3 mph homer on Aug. 8 tied him with Pete Alonso and Gary Snchez), but his longest home run came two days later -- and capped a huge three-home-run game for the rookie sensation. 461 feet: Pete Alonso T-11. As for Meyer -- he started the '88 season with the Brewers. Full Cardinals leaderboard, Cubs: Willson Contreras -- July 29 vs. CINDistance: 464 feet (Watch it)In one of the last games before the Cubs sent out Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, Contreras gave the Chicago faithful something to cheer about before their departure. Cron Hit a 504-Foot Home Run Friday Night (Video) Zach Koons Sep 10, 2022 In this story: Colorado Rockies Rockies slugger C.J. After bouncing once on the concourse, it fell onto the street as a souvenir that holds a place in MLB history. 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. If MLB makes changes to the baseballs and rules are adjusted that favors hitters more, maybe Stanton tops this mark in 2022. 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. Full Royals leaderboard. Henry Rafferty was returning home on August 26 last year when he stopped on the drive in Hartlepool. His achievements include two Silver Slugger Awards, two World Series MVP Awards, and the Babe Ruth Award. Full Tigers leaderboard, Twins: Miguel San -- Sept. 17, 2019 vs. CWSDistance: 496 feet (Watch it)San got absolutely all of this one. Meyer technically holds the verifiable record for the deepest home run ever hit, but a look at MLBs record books and archives points us to some Hall of Famers delivering epic moments that we never got to witness. 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. 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. . Glenallen Hill isnt one of the most prominent names from our examination of the furthest home runs hit in MLB history. 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. 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. ", Joey and his wife, Piilani. Nobody had ever done it in a game. 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. Adam Duvall 458 feet 9. Baseball fans love statistics, and plenty of statistics are kept for home runs. Tigers: J.D. The 472-foot rocket got out of Coors Field in a hurry and just barely missed the top 10 in MLB. Interestingly, Braves outfielders account for four of the longest MLB home runs in 2021. Here are the farthest home runs hit in MLB this year with video links attached in the distance. Pederson then hit a second 470-footer on this same day -- he hit one 472 feet in the other half of the Dodgers' doubleheader against the Rockies. Its officially recognized by the Baseball Hall of Fame. He hit 91 homers from 1984-86, batting around .300 and cracking 100 RBIs twice. Full White Sox leaderboard, Angels: Mike Trout -- Oct. 5, 2022 at OAKDistance: 490 feet (Watch it)A few seasons earlier, Trout had crushed a ball over the batter's eye facade in dead center field in Oakland. 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 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. 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. 499 FEET!Yeli launches one to the stratosphere. "Yeah I always hit home runs, but I prided myself that at every level I played, I hit for average," Meyer said. 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. Meyer had hit BP balls up there but never in a game. Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout hit the second- longest home run in 2022. Top 10 longest home runs of 2021 1. The award for the longest-hit home run this year goes to C.J. Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich hit the longest home run in 2022, demolishing a 499-foot blast off Colorado Rockies pitcher Chad Kuhl on Sept. 6. It's pretty intimidating.\"\n\nThe homer also needed to be officially measured, so the team called in the best possible person they could: City of Denver engineer Jerry Tennyson.\n\n\"I don't know why they decided to \\[call me\\],\" Tennyson told me over the phone. 479 feet: Pete Alonso 4. Full Indians leaderboard, Royals: Brandon Moss -- July 1, 2017 vs. MINDistance: 474 feet (Watch it)Moss left his mark during his lone season in Kansas City, golfing this pitch to help spur a four-run comeback for the home side against the rival Twins. Joey Meyer 582 Feet (1987) The longest ever verified home run didn't happen in the MLB, it happened in the Triple-A. Longest MLB home runs 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. Jayson Werth 453 feet 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.. His accomplishments include helping his team to win seven American League pennants alongside four World Series championships! In August against the Boston Red Sox, San uncorked a 495-foot cannon deep into the night at Fenway Park. The longest home run in Coors Field history has an asterisk. The Cincinnati Reds also picked him during the 1998 Major League Baseball draft almost immediately afterwards, which required everyone to strike a deal so that he could divide his time between both pursuits. Willie Stargell blasted a home run estimated to be 535 feet long at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, the stadium's biggest blast in history. Longest home losing streak, yet people had the nerve to ask in the game threads why it's mostly visiting fans. The New York Mets first baseman owns the longest in-game home run of any player competing in this year's Derby. Ever since Babe Ruth launched Major League Baseball into the Live Ball Era with his awe-inspiring home runs, wowed fans have been asking: "How far did that ball go?". I don't remember how I actually came up with the calculations -- it involved the speed of the baseball, what kind of arc it was on, where it landed in the east stands and where it may have been projected beyond that point.\"\n\nThe event did happen more than 34 years ago, so it's hard to fault Tennyson for not remembering exactly how he got the number 582. Those were the two longest homers in MLB in 2017 and two of the longest in Statcast history. The Brewers lefty slugger crushed a hanging changeup from Chad Kuhl into the third deck in Denver. It went clear over the first level of seats and landed in the concourse above. The media descended on Mile High the next day -- wanting to talk to the man who reached heights never reached before. Postseason homers are included here. 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. "Everybody told me don't use it again, but of course I did," Meyer said. 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. He did have some other special moments: He's the only player to ever hit a walk-off homer off Roger Clemens, and he belted 26 homers in 104 games during one season in Japan. When I hit third base [third-base coach/manager] Terry Bevington is the one who told me, 'You went into the upper deck.' Meyer hit 135 homers over 580 games. Adam Duvall, ATL: 483 feet (Watch it)5. pic.twitter.com/XPrE7xN5I1, Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros 469 feet, Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins 468 feet Longest walk-off home run. Tuesday's blast was Yelich's fourth career leadoff homer, and his second of the season. But this shot at the Oakland Coliseum left us awe-struck anyway. 67-year-old Vento's Pizza, in East Liberty, is closing. 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. On Aug. 10, 2004, in a matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dunn delivered a moment hell never forget. Here are the deepest home runs hit from the 2021 MLB season, with videos from MLB.com. Keaton Anthony scored the game . 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. Ryan McMahon just hit a baseball 495 feet pic.twitter.com/HLZBkymKsC. 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. The lefty turned on a 95 mph fastball from Jackson Kowar and sent it all the way to the Kauffman Stadium fountains. 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. 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. Ronald Acua Jr. 460 feet 6. Theres no doubt who hit the farthest home run in MLB All-Star Game history. "There were people who worked at the stadium full-time," Tennyson explained. Full Nationals leaderboard, Phillies: Kyle Schwarber-- Oct. 18, 2022, at SDPDistance: 488 feet (Watch it)During Game 1 of the NLCS, Schwarber crushed a cutter from Yu Darvish into the second deck at Petco Park for the longest Phillies home run of the Statcast Era. 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. Incredibly, it is the longest walk-off home run ever tracked by StatCast since 2015. one and the original may be on some racetrack in Pueblo, Colo. 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. Full Rangers leaderboard, Braves: Adam Duvall -- Sept. 20 at ARIDistance: 483 feet (Watch it)After coming over from Miami in midseason, Duvall helped the Braves recover from the loss of Ronald Acua Jr. and smashed a career-high 38 homers while taking over as the everyday center fielder. 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. In 1987, Joey Meyer of the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs launched a moonshot into the. But what if I told you the guy who has the longest home run ever barely even played in the Major Leagues? Ft. Giancarlo Stanton, Ronald Acua Jr., Bryce Harper) MLB 4.04M subscribers Subscribe 314K views 2 years ago Check out the longest home runs. You get the feeling Meyer, modest and soft-spoken over the phone, was almost frightened by the attention. 480 feet: Pete Alonso 3. It was only the fourth career homer off a southpaw for the left-handed-hitting Zimmer, whose previous long was 435 feet. Meyer's high school coach in Honolulu still raves about his power, saying he could come out right now and still hit homers. And I just calculated it from there. Longest home run for him went 518 feet. \"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. Ryan McMahon: 478 feet ( Watch it) 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. Five-plus years later, San Francisco got a new No. It is the longest home run of his career, far eclipsing his previous mark of 462 feet. That's the bat I used that night.\"\n\nMeyer ended up hitting three home runs that night with Ripken's lumber. It was wonderful to watch, but it was fun to hear as well, as Conforto sent the blast out while legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld was in the TV booth. 482 feet: Juan Soto 2. He was a big prospect with a big frame. The highlight of his breakout year was this jack over the bullpen in Arlington. 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. One of the most cherished records in all of major league baseball is the most career home runs . The giant football/baseball stadium could hold about 70,000, but just a little over 1,000 people were in attendance. He liked my bats, so I traded him my bat for a Cal Ripken bat. For comparison, the longest MLB home run in 2022 (more below) traveled 499 feet and the official record for the farthest home run ever hit in MLB history went 505 feet (Nomar Mazara). https://t.co/wmu8ohJbHp. 8 TCU (3-2) 10-1 Friday night at Lupton Stadium behind a strong performance from starting pitcher Jackson Baumeister (1-0). There is nothing better in sports than a towering home run. @Tstory2 's 518 ft homer is the longest tracked in the #HRDerby by Statcast, passing Aaron Judge (513 ft) in 2017. It's also the longest homer hit in the Royals' home ballpark. Avid baseball fans get tons of enjoyment even from the most predictable games, and special achievements are even better! Yermn Mercedes, CWS: 485 feet ( Watch it) 4. 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! The three-time AL MVP stepped to the plate against the Texas Rangers, working a 3-1 count. Health will also be a factor. Tommy Pham, San Diego Padres outfielder , Yermn Mercedes, Chicago White Sox catcher , Adam Duvall, Duvall Atlanta Braves outfielder , Ronald Acua Jr, Atlanta Braves outfielder , Marcell Ozuna, Atlanta Braves outfielder , Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies infielder , Fernando Tats Jr, San Diego Padres shortstop , Trevor Story, Colorado Rockies shortstop , Miguel San, Minnesota Twins designated hitter . These are the longest Coors Field moonshots "At least give me the extra foot," Yelich joked about just missing the 500-foot club. Full Astros leaderboard, Athletics: Seth Brown -- July 10 at TEXDistance: 472 feet (Watch it)After a few cups of coffee with Oakland in '19 and 20, Brown exploded for his first 20 home runs as a role player in '21, with all but one coming against right-handed pitchers. Longest home run in Comerica Park history. Full Astros leaderboard, Athletics: Ryon Healy -- Sept. 15, 2016 at KCDistance: 480 feet (Watch it)Healy brought the lumber from the right side against the Royals' Edinson Vlquez, crushing a 111.6 mph, 480-foot home run over the fountains in left-center field at Kauffman Stadium. 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. 26 Feb 2023 21:05:55 Through 101 games, Sanchez has a .214/.284/.398 slash line with only 14 home runs in 373 plate appearances. Cameron Rupp 461 feet 5. 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. Pham's longest home run at Busch Stadium took place on May 1, 2018, against the White Sox. One of those nearly found the rooftops of Chicago, as Alford left Wrigley Field completely. ESPN's Home Run. It's the longest big fly of the 2022 season to date and furthest since Nomar Mazara's 505-foot long ball in June 2019. The 2022 All-Star made his second appearance on this list with his 504-foot bomb at Coors Field off Arizona Diamondbacks. But I didn't watch it, you know. With 14 homers in 90 games, Marte didnt have the best power numbers, but he still showed he can send a ball into orbit. What if I told you he's currently working a regular day job way out in Maui and never even talks about it? Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. I appreciate things more now than I did a few years ago.". We can only imagine how far the ball would have traveled if this moment happened at Coors 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 Overwhelmed by his own power. The Polar . The first baseman was even given the Barry Bonds treatment in his school days, getting intentionally walked with the bases loaded. 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. October. Meyer hit 135 homers over 580 games. Bryce Harper 458 feet 7 (t). Maybe it's the Sultan of Swat, the King of Crash. Looking ahead to 2022, MLB free agency is something to keep in mind. Both the baseball and bat used to set this record were put on display in the Yankee Stadium. Skip to content. It was the top of the fifth; the Yankees were leading the Senators 2-1 on a windy day in Washington. The Pittsburgh Pirates legend finished with 475 home runs, but it was a 535-foot blast at Olympic Stadium that lands on our list. But not so fast. Meet Oklahoma State first baseman Griffin Doersching. "I'm not much of a baseball fan, don't know much about it, didn't know much about it. But simple measurements, ballpark dimensions and first-hand accounts help us get a look at the longest MLB home runs since the game began. Here are the longest home runs in Home Run Derby history. Lets dive into the best moonshots in MLB history and the longest home run ever. Buffalo Bisons pitcher Mike Murphy threw a 2-2 slider that Meyer crushed 582 feet into the thin Colorado air. pic.twitter.com/MhMc95FRje. The ESPN Home Run Tracker listed it at 539 feet, one of the longest homers hit in the recorded era. Meyer ended up hitting three home runs that night with Ripken's lumber. Full Rays leaderboard, Red Sox: Franchy Cordero -- May 23 at PHIDistance: 474 feet (Watch it)Cordero hit just one home run for the Red Sox in '21, but he made it count. #OurStandard I @HokageDoersch pic.twitter.com/sumqoWwj7D. Stargell passed away in 2001 following a tragic stroke, but he is remembered fondly: His friendly attitude and caring leadership role in the team earned him the nickname Pops.. This astounding home run ball went so high that it hit the roof of the Olympic Stadium, and people speculated that it would have kept on going if its path hadnt been obstructed! ET, 5:00 p.m. MT on Monday, July 12. He hit one 507 feet last year in Somerset. 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. 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. He was a big prospect with a big frame. The Padres slugger hit it off the scoreboard in dead center at Chase Field. Ohtani got all of Kris Bubics changeup in Anaheim, clobbering it into right-center at 111.7 mph. 14. 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. 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. 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