Statcast has has some research to do. All 5 of these HRs are definitely huge blasts! But 3 of them are under 500 ft, and 2 of them are a little over 500 ft. The most crushing HRs that I ever saw were further than these. When I was a kid, I saw the Mets Dave Kingman hit it into the Parking lot at Shea stadium. That was well over 500 ft. I saw Cecil Fielder hit a HR over the left field roof at Tiger Stadium. It was estimated to be only 502 ft which I find very hard to believe. I saw Jose Canseco crush a ball at the Skydome in Toronto. The ball nearly hit the highest level in left field and the ceiling simultaneously. That one too was well over 500 ft. I saw Mark McGwire demolish a Randy Johnson fastball at the Kingdome in Seattle that was hit so hard that when it got to the HR wall, instead of it coming down, it was still going up. LOL! Way over 500 ft. I never saw anybody hit a HR off of Randy Johnson like that. I've also seen Reggie Jackson, Darryl Strawberry and George Foster hit some monstrous HRs too that were over 500 ft. Strawberry hit the clock in dead center field in St. Louis. And these are just HRs that I saw in my lifetime. Then of course, Babe Ruth was said to have hit a HR nearly 600 ft. And Mickey Mantle was said to have hit the light bulb at the top of the upper right field deck at Yankee Stadium in the 1950's. The HRs in this video are entertaining, but hardly the 5 longest HRs ever. Just the 5 longest recorded by Statcast.
I wish there was a way to measure the one Ted Simmons hit to left field in Philadelphia in ‘75 or ‘76. In my memory it was by far the hardest hit ball I ever saw. It seemed like it was still on the way up when it hit the seats, and reached the seats faster than any other.
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How about Mantle's homerun that hit the facade in the house that Ruth built
Thome hit one out of the park in the 90’s
Statcast has has some research to do. All 5 of these HRs are definitely huge blasts! But 3 of them are under 500 ft, and 2 of them are a little over 500 ft. The most crushing HRs that I ever saw were further than these. When I was a kid, I saw the Mets Dave Kingman hit it into the Parking lot at Shea stadium. That was well over 500 ft. I saw Cecil Fielder hit a HR over the left field roof at Tiger Stadium. It was estimated to be only 502 ft which I find very hard to believe. I saw Jose Canseco crush a ball at the Skydome in Toronto. The ball nearly hit the highest level in left field and the ceiling simultaneously. That one too was well over 500 ft. I saw Mark McGwire demolish a Randy Johnson fastball at the Kingdome in Seattle that was hit so hard that when it got to the HR wall, instead of it coming down, it was still going up. LOL! Way over 500 ft. I never saw anybody hit a HR off of Randy Johnson like that. I've also seen Reggie Jackson, Darryl Strawberry and George Foster hit some monstrous HRs too that were over 500 ft. Strawberry hit the clock in dead center field in St. Louis. And these are just HRs that I saw in my lifetime. Then of course, Babe Ruth was said to have hit a HR nearly 600 ft. And Mickey Mantle was said to have hit the light bulb at the top of the upper right field deck at Yankee Stadium in the 1950's. The HRs in this video are entertaining, but hardly the 5 longest HRs ever. Just the 5 longest recorded by Statcast.
What about yelichs 499 tank
That first HR call might literally be the worst call of all-time. How is that guy employed?
No coincidence that two of these were hit in Coors Field by guys who normally play at 6’ above sea level in Miami.
I wish there was a way to measure the one Ted Simmons hit to left field in Philadelphia in ‘75 or ‘76. In my memory it was by far the hardest hit ball I ever saw. It seemed like it was still on the way up when it hit the seats, and reached the seats faster than any other.
When Sano hit that ball, everyone in the entire stadium new it was gone.
Find Jim Thome's blast from the 90s.
1:14 coors
Thome hit a 511 ft blast, and not in Coors Field.
Everybody forgets the bomb that little Larry Bowa hit in 1979
I wonder what Statcast would have done with Joey Meyer's home run?
Joey Meyers hit one in the 1987 to 582 feet which was the longest verified hit ever recorded in professional baseball.
You forgot CJ Cron 504 ft
Denver doesn't count. I can hit one in the upper deck and I'm 87.
We all know Judge gets goldilocks balls fed to him.
These were not the longest ever recorded do your research
I wonder how far the ball travelled when Barry Bonds hit a home run all the way up in the upper deck at Yankee Stadium.
I hit one 702'