Table of Content In June 1987, this Minor League slugger hit one to the moon Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins outfielder – 504 feet, Coors Field 15 8. Mark McGwire - 523 Feet Yermín Mercedes, Chicago White Sox, 485 feet Babe Ruth 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. Major League Baseball’s introduction of StatCast tracking makes it easier than ever to determine the farthest home runs hit travel today. But even at a time when New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge are launching bombs, they do fall short of the longest HR in MLB history. The Angels’ outfielder was limited to 119 games this year because of injury. It was Sánchez's 23rd home run of the season, reclaiming a share of the AL home run lead at the time, and the second longest of his career. The stress of having that much success followed by such a precipitous dip would get to a...
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