Check out where Giancarlo Stanton’s game-winning homer landed
With every Giancarlo Stanton swing comes endless possibilities.
For example, his eighth-inning swing on Friday night meant victory for the Miami Marlins, as his two-run blast provided the difference in their 6-4 win against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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But it wasn’t just the outcome that made Stanton’s latest home run so thrilling. It was the might with which he connected, and the distance with which the baseball traveled. Just check out these silly numbers.
Stanton’s big fly landed right next to the Budweiser Bar at Marlins Parks, which is an area few others are even capable of reaching.
At 475 feet, it’s the longest home run according to MLB’s estimations this season. Ironcially, Stanton beat out teammate Christian Yelich, who earlier in the same game hit a 468-foot blast.
Previously, Pittsburgh’s Jordy Mercer held the mark with a 466-foot shot in Arizona.
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