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. That scoreboard is way above the playing field, and Franchy's homer hit way up on the scoreboard. 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. Nobody had ever done it in a game. The lefty turned on a 95 mph fastball from Jackson Kowar and sent it all the way to the Kauffman Stadium fountains. "The first one I hit barely went over the fence, so everybody on the other team was yelling cheapie and all that," Meyer said. Even in the friendly Coors Field environment, Taylor's 110.1 mph exit velocity meant this home run was no joke. Meyer's high school coach in Honolulu still raves about his power, saying he could come out right now and still hit homers. 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). 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. 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. 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. When I hit third base \\[third-base coach/manager\\] Terry Bevington is the one who told me, 'You went into the upper deck.' But I didn't watch it, you know. Marcell Ozuna, ATL: 479 feet ( Watch it) 7. As they say, thats a no-doubter. 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. He never appeared in an All-Star Game from 1989-2001 and he never hit more than 28 homers in a single season. Meyer's Denver Zephyrs -- the Triple-A affiliate of the Brewers -- were taking on the Buffalo Bisons at Mile High Stadium. If you watch the video, the camera can't even follow it that high. 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.". Through 101 games, Sanchez has a .214/.284/.398 slash line with only 14 home runs in 373 plate appearances. Adam Duvall 458 feet 9. Ryan McMahon: 478 feet (Watch it)8-T. Duvall, ATL: 477 feet (Watch it)8-T. Fernando Tatis Jr., SD: 477 feet (Watch it)10-T. Trevor Story, COL: 475 feet (Watch it)10-T. San, MIN: 475 feet (Watch it), Blue Jays: George Springer -- May 1 vs. ATLDistance: 470 feet (Watch it)Springer introduced himself to the Toronto -- or rather the Buffalo -- faithful in one heck of a way. But not so fast. FORT WORTH, Texas - The Florida State bats stayed hot Saturday, mashing 13 hits and 10 more runs to beat No. Full Pirates leaderboard, Reds: Joey Votto -- Sept. 27 vs. PITDistance: 466 feet (Watch it)Votto had a renaissance season in 21, smashing 36 homers after hitting 38 in 18, 19 and 20 combined. The longest verified home run in American professional baseball history didn't even happen in the majors. 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. But players on the field thought it had only gone out because of the thin Rocky Mountain air. It was also the farthest home run tracked at Petco Park and hardest-hit (119.7 mph) postseason home run since 2015. In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET! Full White Sox leaderboard, Angels: Shohei Ohtani -- June 8 vs. KCDistance: 470 feet (Watch it)Ohtani was the story of baseball all year long, with the two-way sensation setting the record for the most home runs in a single year by a Japanese-born player while also going 9-2 on the mound with a 3.18 ERA. 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. SHOT. "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. He hit one 507 feet last year in Somerset. I appreciate things more now than I did a few years ago.". 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. 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. The 2022 All-Star made his second appearance on this list with his 504-foot bomb at Coors Field off Arizona Diamondbacks. On May 20, 1978, Stargell hit the farthest home run ever recorded in Canada with his eye-popping blast in Montreals Olympic Stadium. But simple measurements, ballpark dimensions and first-hand accounts help us get a look at the longest MLB home runs since the game began. FORT WORTH, Texas - Florida State (5-0) beat No. Full Giants leaderboard, Padres: Franchy Cordero -- April 20, 2018 at ARIDistance: 489 feet (Watch it)Franchy absolutely crushed this one: 116.3 mph and 489 feet. 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. When Mo Vaughn hit this run, Keith Hernandez said mid-broadcast: It looks like theres beer coming off that sign.. One of his responsibilities was laying out the foundations for the football and baseball fields at Mile High Stadium, so he was very familiar with the grounds and dimensions. The Colorado Rockies they prevailed in a racing festival, 13-10, to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Coors Field from Denver. Yermn Mercedes gets an honorable mention here for the club's longest regular-season homer since 2015, blasting a 485-foot shot against the Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 8, 2021. The giant football/baseball stadium could hold about 70,000, but just a little over 1,000 people were in attendance. Ravelo's drive went most of the way up the seats in left-center. Meyer, 25, had been slugging his way through the Minors the past few years. Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle and Josh Gibson didnt benefit from technology tracking how far they hit a baseball. Talk about making every swing count. His first homer of the year against the D-backs wasnt just the teams longest, but it was also a walk-off that gave his team a 1-0 win. 470 feet: Kyle Schwarber, Juan Soto T-8. Both Mackenzie Gore and Cron knew it was gone as soon as it touched the bat. Bryce Harper 466 feet 3. July 3rd, 1999 still stands as a milestone for Indians fans, who fondly remember the astounding home run that secured Jim Thomes place in MLB history. pic.twitter.com/XPrE7xN5I1, Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros 469 feet, Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins 468 feet Longest walk-off home run. What makes it more incredible, Mantle hit the blast with a teammates bat. Five-plus years later, San Francisco got a new No. Babe Ruth vs. Josh Gibson: Who was a better hitter? 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. "In the thin air, it doesn't take much. The longest blast in the StatCast era came in 2005, when Nomar Mazara hit a 505-foot cannon. Sammy Sosa, 2002-- 524 Feet Sammy Sosa at the height. Ronald Acua Jr., ATL: 481 feet (Watch it)6. MLB history offers reports of truly epic blasts, which well dive into below. Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto hit the longest home run in the Home Run Derby (StatCast era) in 2021. Miguel San, MIN: 495 feet ( Watch it) 2. The 2021 season was filled with moonshots aplenty, as MLB hitters (and pitchers) combined to swat nearly 6,000 home runs. In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET! I wasn't the watching type. And I just calculated it from there. The homer also needed to be officially measured, so the team called in the best possible person they could: City of Denver engineer Jerry Tennyson. "It's an honor for you to even call me," Meyer said. Iowa shocked college baseball on Saturday, dominating top-ranked LSU 12-4 in the Karbach Round Rock Classic. 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. But historians believe the ball traveled 552 feet. It was the top of the fifth; the Yankees were leading the Senators 2-1 on a windy day in Washington. Skip to content. On June 3, 1987 at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado, Meyer hit the longest verifiable home run in the history of professional baseball. The best player in the Negro League, Gibson is credited with a 580-foot home run at Yankee Stadium in 1967. Interestingly, Braves outfielders account for four of the longest MLB home runs in 2021. Not only was the blast the longest of the '21 season, but its also tied for the fifth-longest homer tracked in the Statcast era. ET, 5:00 p.m. MT on Monday, July 12. Nobody had ever done it in a game. . 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.. 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. Bryce Harper 458 feet 7 (t). Full Cubs leaderboard, Pirates: Pedro Alvarez -- Oct. 4, 2015, vs. CINDistance: 479 feet (Watch it)Pittsburgh's hulking slugger decided the right-field seats at PNC Park weren't enough on the final day of the 2015 regular season, instead clearing the bleachers completely and depositing this ball into the Allegheny River. "Everybody told me don't use it again, but of course I did," Meyer said. While Dave Kingmans home run hit was impressive by any standard, the exact distance that he reached is heavily debated. Full Rockies leaderboard, crushed a ball over the batter's eye facade. There's home run king Barry Bonds, there's Adam Dunn depositing baseballs into other states. CJ Cron's second home run of the night gives him 16 on the season! Cleveland's Cody Allen buried a 91 mph four-seam fastball down and . If you Google "longest home run ever hit," the search pops up on Joey Meyer. Zunino belted his first 470-footer to the upper deck in left field in Texas. The Brewers lefty slugger crushed a hanging changeup from Chad Kuhl into the third deck in Denver. Out of his 18 homers in '21, eight of them traveled over 420 feet, including three that cracked the 440-foot mark. After swatting a two-run homer in the third off Charlie Morton, he followed with a game-tying solo shot in the seventh that may still be orbiting Earth at this very moment. Even a conservative estimate of 500-520 feet makes it a candidate for the longest home run ever. In the second game of a doubleheader, Thomas took a 3-1 pitch and sent it towering to left-center and it didnt stay in the stadium long. Full Phillies leaderboard, Brewers: Avisal Garca -- June 3 vs. ARIDistance: 464 feet (Watch it)The Brewers rode their pitching staff all the way to October, but their lineup made sure to give them some support as well. What about Mickey Mantle? Out of his 72 hits in '21, 33 left the yard and 17 of those homers travelled over 400 feet. But players on the field thought it had only gone out because of the thin Rocky Mountain air.\n\n\"The first one I hit barely went over the fence, so everybody on the other team was yelling cheapie and all that,\" Meyer said. 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. Just like in the 2019 Home Run Derby, Alonso has the edge over Acua. He was a big prospect with a big frame. "When you're not used to that many reporters and all of their things tied together in front of you, you know, their microphones. \"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. It was really loud." He was a big prospect with a big frame. Full Angels leaderboard, Astros: George Springer -- May 7, 2018 at OAKDistance: 476 feet (Watch it)Springer almost crushed this ball straight into one of the tunnels between sections of the left-center-field seats in Oakland -- and just in case you didn't know, those sections of the seats are way above the field. He liked my bats, so I traded him my bat for a Cal Ripken bat. 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. 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. In fact, the Indians erected a 12-foot bronze statue in his honor in Heritage Park! But everything came together on June 21, 2018 when Mazara sent a Reynaldo Lopez fastball towering into the bleachers. When Meyer came up for the at-bat in question that night, he had already homered. 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. @ChristianYelich | #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/awBqH0qWg6. In August against the Boston Red Sox, San uncorked a 495-foot cannon deep into the night at Fenway Park. . 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. "Yeah I always hit home runs, but I prided myself that at every level I played, I hit for average," Meyer said. (Top 15 HRs! 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 Mariners leaderboard. 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?". Full Royals leaderboard. The Astros defeated the Athletics 5-1. 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. Keaton Anthony scored the game . A commemorative plaque has been affixed to a rock behind the . Adam Duvall, ATL: 483 feet (Watch it)5. Meyer admits he never saw where it landed.\n\n\"Well, I knew I hit it good,\" Meyer 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. 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. I high-fived him and thought he was joking.". BYRON BUXTON 469 FOOT BLAST FOR THE WALK OFF! One thing is for certain, Stanton is fully capable of adding another historic milestone to the list of the longest home runs ever. 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. 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. Theres no better example than this shot that found its way over the right-field seats at Kauffman Stadium. "I never thought I was anybody . \"I've been working at this job for five years and I don't tell anybody.\"\n\nIt all happened the night of June 2, 1987. ", Joey and his wife, Piilani. He was added to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988 and is renowned as a baseball legend. But in May 2000, Chicagos outfielder delivered a blast that no fan watching it ever forgot. Hill thinks it cracked 700 feet, in-depth investigations suggest it likely exceed 500 but well never know for sure. The award for the longest-hit home run this year goes to C.J. Longest Home Runs 2022: The. 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. https://t.co/wmu8ohJbHp. The 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. Released by the Detroit Tigers in July, Mazaras chances of becoming an impact MLB player might be over. Among them, a towering blast on April 3, 1919, with a plaque that credits him for a 587-foot home run. However, when it was measured based on the available landmarks, the distance was more accurately stated to be approximately 530 feet. 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. Meyer, 25, had been slugging his way through the Minors the past few years. As . Giancarlo Stanton hit the longest home run ever made in Coors Field to date when he played against the Rockies in 2016. 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. Full Padres leaderboard, Rockies: C.J. It was abrupt. Joey Meyer 582 Feet (1987) The longest ever verified home run didn't happen in the MLB, it happened in the Triple-A. While the 2022 MLB Home Run Derby offered fans a chance to watch the best power hitters in baseball, history was made in the minor leagues. On Aug. 9, Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon unloaded on a pitch in the 7th inning of a 14-5 blowout against the St. Louis Cardinals. 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. Marcell Ozuna, ATL: 479 feet (Watch it)7. 472 feet: Ronald Acuna Jr. 5. 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. Josh Gibson, perhaps the greatest power hitter in MLB history, is a baseball legend. 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. 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 A version of this story originally ran in March 2021. 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. His accomplishments include helping his team to win seven American League pennants alongside four World Series championships! His achievements include two Silver Slugger Awards, two World Series MVP Awards, and the Babe Ruth Award. But that's a whole other insane story. There is nothing better in sports than a towering home run. Here is the longest verified home run in professional baseball history! Meyer's Denver Zephyrs -- the Triple-A affiliate of the Brewers -- were taking on the Buffalo Bisons at Mile High Stadium. 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. Here are the longest homers Statcast has tracked since Opening Day of the 2015 season. The New York Mets first baseman owns the longest in-game home run of any player competing in this year's Derby. Ryan Howard 455 feet 10. Tucker was a big part of the Astros run to the World Series, as he knocked a career-high 30 homers during the regular season. Its been one of the lone bright spots for Sanchez this year, who joined Minnesota as part of the Isiah Kiner-Falefa trade. He hit 91 homers from 1984-86, batting around .300 and cracking 100 RBIs twice. Meyer admits he never saw where it landed. Here is the longest verified home run in professional baseball history! Longest Home runs of 2020! When I hit third base [third-base coach/manager] Terry Bevington is the one who told me, 'You went into the upper deck.' 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.. "Well, I knew I hit it good," Meyer told me. Postseason homers are included here. 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. Keep in mind, he was 38 years old when he hit it and that arguably makes it even more impressive than others above him. "A new player had come in from Baltimore, Donnie Scott," Meyer said. Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Leandro Cedeno pulverized a baseball on July 15, blasting it over the fence for a 527-foot moonshot. 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