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The ball came off of Stanton’s bat at a ridiculous launch angle of 18.3 degrees. With this launch angle the ball only got about 73 feet off the ground. That’s as close as a ball can come to being a line drive while still leaving the field of play. Of the three stadiums that are featured in this list, Wrigley has the most even park factor of 101. With 100 being perfectly balanced, it is fair to say that Bryant’s homerun is the most impressive of the five we are discussing because of its time in the year and ballpark it was hit in.
Below, we’ll look at some of the longest home runs hit in MLB history, both documented and rumored. Let’s dive into the best moonshots in MLB history and the longest home run ever. "The following day, there were so many reporters there," Meyer recalled. "When you're not used to that many reporters and all of their things tied together in front of you, you know, their microphones. It's pretty intimidating." The media descended on Mile High the next day -- wanting to talk to the man who reached heights never reached before. You get the feeling Meyer, modest and soft-spoken over the phone, was almost frightened by the attention.
Richie Sexson, 503 Feet
Larry Robinson-USA TODAY SportsWashington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto hit the longest home run in the Home Run Derby in 2021. Taking his swings at Coors Field, the All-Star slugger demolished a 520-foot blast in Colorado that astonishingly went into the third deck of the stadium. However, one record that has been surpassed several times since his death in 1948 is his total of 914 career hits. In 2001, Ken Griffey Jr. became the first player to have 10 thousand hit mark when he reached this milestone during a game against the San Diego Padres. 587 meters Plant Field, a downtown sports stadium in Tampa, used to hold spring training baseball games.
Interestingly, Braves’ outfielders account for four of the longest MLB home runs in 2021. On June 2, 1987, the Denver Zephyrs hosted the Buffalo Bisons at Mile High Stadium. Aided by the thin air, much like baseballs hit out of Coors Field today, Joey Meyer launched a towering blasted that traveled an absurd 582 feet and is the longest homer ever caught on video.
Jim Thome, 2011
Babe Ruth hit his longest home run ever here on April 4, 1919, in a game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants. The ball landed in the center field stands behind some seats where it was found by a little girl. Richie Sexson stood so tall in the batters box you would think that he was tall enough to play in the NBA. The 6’6″ journeyman outfielder had great extension, enough to hit 306 career homers, mostly during his prime with the Seattle Mariners and the Milwaukee Brewers.
In the final game of the 2012 season, Upton hit a base hit into left and was taken out of the game for his final appearance for the Rays. During the 2012–2013 offseason, Upton entered free agency where he signed a five-year, $75.25 million contract with the Atlanta Braves. Bothered by injuries for most of his career, Mantle retired after 18 seasons with the Yankees at the age of 36. For his career, Mantle amassed 536 home runs, 1,509 RBI, .298 average, 20 All-Star game appearances, and seven World Series rings. Aaron Judge demolished a home run against the Baltimore Orioles, sending it 496 feet, the longest homer since ESPN began tracking home runs in 2009. The homer was his 21st of the season, making him the first Yankees players to have 20 home runs before the All-Star break at 25 years old or younger, according to ESPN.
Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros: 469 feet
Acuña had already proven his power had matured to another level when he went 473 feet off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole earlier in the 2020 season. But this was an even more epic shot off Boston's Chris Mazza, reaching the concourse behind the seats in left-center field at Truist Park to give the Braves a 1-0 lead after just one at-bat. Sanó tapped into his prodigious power for a breakout 34-homer season in 2019, and this was the most majestic of those blasts. This three-run homer easily made the third deck in left at Target Field, and it made Sanó the fifth Twins player that season to reach 30 homers -- an MLB record.
Without the cool September air of Chicago holding it back, the ball may well have been able to go over 500 feet but Bryant would have to settle for a homerun of only 495 feet. The ball came off his bat at 111.5 MPH with a launch angle of 33.2 degrees. By all definitions, this homerun was a moon shot, with an apex of 118.6 feet. Reynolds made his mark on the StatCast record board when he slammed a solo homerun into deep left/center field at Coors field off of Hunter Cervenka.
Glenallen Hill, Chicago Cubs outfielder – 500+ feet, Wrigley Field
He’s spent the majority of his time over the last two years at third base, where McMahon has accumulated 24 total Defensive Runs Saved. You know you’ve hit a no-doubter when the camera immediately loses the trajectory of the ball you just clobbered. The one thing we can be sure of, though, is it went as high as it did far.
Some people speculate that it might actually have been quite a few feet shorter, but that’s still the longest home run hit for years! Nomar Mazara, who played for the Rangers, held the longest home run in the Majors for that season until Stanton overshadowed him with this impressive run. This clout to the left-center concourse at Yankee Stadium, Judge's 52nd homer of the season, inspired "M-V-P" chants from the Bronx faithful. It was also Judge's 33rd homer that year at the House That Ruth Built, eclipsing the franchise record set by the Bambino himself back in 1921. Mazara tops the list, but in seven seasons Statcast has measured a plethora of neck-craning shots that have to be seen to be believed. Here are the longest homers Statcast has tracked since Opening Day of the 2015 season.
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. Gorbous now holds the world record for the longest baseball throw at 135.89m . The achievement occurred on August 1, 1957, while he was playing for the American Association's Omaha Cardinals. In conclusion, the farthest home run in a Home Run Derby is 513 feet, hit by Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the 2017 MLB Baseball World Series. Other notable homers from past Derbies include 460 feet by Mark McGwire in 1987 and 462 feet by Sammy Sosa in 1996.
If the home run is the most exciting play in baseball, than here are the most awesome. Immediately after the blast, Yankees press secretary Red Patterson left the stadium to go measure out the distance and retrieve the ball. The first to the baseball however, was a 10-year old boy who was willing to give it up for just 75 cents. Patterson gave the boy a dollar and later sent him five more dollars and two autographed baseballs in return for the home run ball.
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