This Miguel Sano monster shot was robbed by the catwalk in Tampa
Minnesota Twins rookie Miguel Sano has done nothing but destroy baseballs since he’s reached the majors. The 22-year-old has an impressive .289/.394/.584 slash line through 198 plate appearances.
While that entire slash line is awesome, it’s been Sano’s 12 home runs that have really impressed fans. Few 22-year-olds can hit moonshots like Sano, and the balls he destroys have become must-watch highlights.
He completely upped the ante Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays. In the top of the third inning, Sano ripped what has to be one of the farthest balls we’ve seen hit all season.
For his Herculean efforts, Sano was rewarded with a mere double.
Unfortunately, the catwalk in Tampa Bay counts as in play. So, even though the ball would have traveled approximately 1 billion feet past the outfield wall, it was ruled a double.
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That’s a shame, because that was probably one of the hardest hit balls we’ve ever seen. If not for the darn catwalk, we’re actually not sure that ball would have landed. It might have wound up in orbit. Miguel Sano is awesome!
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