Michael Taylor blasts longest home run of the season
Washington Nationals outfielder Michael Taylor isn’t exactly known for his power. The second-year player has just 12 career home runs to his name, but that didn’t stop him unloading the longest home run in the majors this season.
In the seventh inning on Thursday night, with the Nationals trailing the Rockies 2-0, Taylor took Yohan Flande very deep to right-centerfield for a game-tying two-run homer that was estimated at 492.8 feet by Statcast, MLB’s go-to data-tracking system. Other estimates have it closer to 470 feet, but regardless, it was an impressive shot even in the Coors Field altitude.
Before Taylor’s homer, the longest in MLB this season belonged to Nelson Cruz, who hit one 482.7 feet.
His efforts were for naught, however. The Rockies took the lead right back in the bottom of the seventh and held on for a 3-2 win. It was the Nationals’ seventh loss in 10 games and the preseason World Series favorites have fallen all the way back to .500.
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