For the first time since June, we have a change in the list of the longest homers of the year. Yes, even though Giancarlo still isn’t back, he’s been bumped from one of his spots on the list…thanks to Paul Goldschmidt.
1. Paul Goldschmidt vs John Lackey, 482 feet (August 26th)
Insane Chase Field homers are the best. Paul Goldschmidt hit this damn ball on a line, and everyone knew it was gone from the moment he made contact.
2. Kendrys Morales vs Miguel Gonzalez, 472 feet (August 25th)
Splashdown in the upper tank for Kendrys? Awesome. He’s having a shockingly good year for the Royals.
3. Jonathan Schoop vs Johnny Cueto, 457 feet (August 26th)
Jonathan Schoop tried to shell the Royals Hall of Fame in left field with this blast. He actually misfired, but it wasn’t because of a lack of distance.
4. Jonny Gomes vs Jorge de la Rosa, 453 feet (August 24th)
This is the best thing to happen to the Braves this year. But hitting home runs is bad, or something.
5. Travis d’Arnaud vs Adam Morgan, 451 feet (August 24th)
The Mets homered approximately 8,000 times this week in Philadelphia. This blast by d’Arnaud was the most ridiculous of the bunch, landing on Ashburn Alley in center field.
Longest homers of the year
1t. Giancarlo Stanton vs Eddie Butler, 484 feet (June 5th)
1t. Giancarlo Stanton vs Carlos Martinez, 484 feet (June 23rd)
3. Goldschmidt vs Lackey, 482 feet (August 26th)
4. Joc Pederson vs David Hale, 480 feet (June 2nd)
5. Alex Rodriguez vs Nathan Karns, 477 feet (April 17th)
THE LIST
Giancarlo Stanton, 8
Nelson Cruz, 5
Joc Pederson, 5
Miguel Cabrera, 3
Josh Donaldson, 3
Lucas Duda, 3
Edwin Encarnacion, 3
Pedro Alvarez, 2
Kris Bryant, 2
Ian Desmond, 2
Paul Goldschmidt, 2
Carlos Gonzalez, 2
Eric Hosmer, 2
Evan Longoria, 2
Andrew McCutchen, 2
Kendrys Morales, 2
Mitch Moreland, 2
Mike Napoli, 2
Salvador Perez, 2
Alex Rodriguez, 2
Michael Taylor, 2
Mike Trout, 2
Mike Zunino, 2
Jose Abreu, 1
Tim Beckham, 1
Peter Bourjos, 1
Ryan Braun, 1
Chris Carter, 1
Welington Castillo, 1
Starlin Castro, 1
CJ Cron, 1
Travis d’Arnaud, 1
Khris Davis, 1
Prince Fielder, 1
Maikel Franco, 1
David Freese, 1
Joey Gallo, 1
Evan Gattis, 1
Jonny Gomes, 1
Adrian Gonzalez, 1
Yasmani Grandal, 1
Franklin Gutierrez, 1
Jedd Gyorko, 1
Josh Hamilton, 1
Bryce Harper, 1
Ryan Howard, 1
Matt Joyce, 1
Jung Ho Kang, 1
Adam LaRoche, 1
Starling Marte, 1
JD Martinez, 1
Justin Maxwell, 1
Logan Morrison, 1
David Ortiz, 1
David Peralta, 1
Aramis Ramirez, 1
Wilson Ramos, 1
Wilin Rosario, 1
Jonathan Schoop, 1
Justin Smoak, 1
Steven Souza Jr, 1
Mark Trumbo, 1
Preston Tucker, 1
Troy Tulowitzki, 1
Danny Valencia, 1
Delmon Young, 1
