Giancarlo Stanton Breaks Statcast Record, Blasts 504-Foot Homer (Video)
.@Giancarlo818 – who else? – just crushed the longest homer of the #Statcast era.
504 FEET. https://t.co/PXOtUIpkQR https://t.co/BEmUI2QIUR
— #Statcast (@statcast) August 7, 2016
Since the MLB implemented Statcast technology, no one has hit a ball further than Giancarlo Stanton did tonight at Coors Field.
Sure, Coors Field is a “hitter’s ballpark.” Yes, the ball carries tremendously with the altitude in Denver.
However, that does not take anything away from what Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton just accomplished. Facing right-hander Chad Bettis, the 26-year-old, who has hit some tape-measure shots in the past, broke a Statcast record with an absolute bomb to left-center field.
Statcast says #Marlins‘ Giancarlo Stanton’s homer for 3-2 lead against #Rockies‘ Chad Bettis went 504 feet, longest of the season in MLB
— Thomas Harding (@harding_at_mlb) August 7, 2016
The ball landed 504 feet from home plate, edging Kris Bryant’s 495-foot Wrigley Field round-tripper from a year ago. Yes, 504 feet.
For any major league baseball fan, a home run over 500 feet seems downright magical and simply inhumane.
[sc name=”MLB Center” ]Well, Stanton has defied many odds with some of his more tremendous jacks in his young career. Now he just adds to an already impressive profile.
