Full Blue Jays leaderboard, Orioles: Jonathan Schoop -- Aug. 26, 2015 at KCDistance: 484 feet (Watch it)The Orioles have had their share of big sluggers in recent years, but Schoop sits atop this list, ahead of the likes of Manny Machado, Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo. Yermn Mercedes, CWS: 485 feet ( Watch it) 4. The 2021 Home Run Derby begins at 7:00 p.m. Pham's longest home run at Busch Stadium took place on May 1, 2018, against the White Sox. \"When you're not used to that many reporters and all of their things tied together in front of you, you know, their microphones. Contreras crushed a home run high off the Wrigley Field scoreboard in left field to open the scoring in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. One of the most cherished records in all of major league baseball is the most career home runs . Tigers: J.D. Goldschmidt has had 30 or more homers in each of the past four full seasons, and not many of them have been cheap, either. On May 20, 1978, Stargell hit the farthest home run ever recorded in Canada with his eye-popping blast in Montreals Olympic Stadium. That's the bat I used that night.\"\n\nMeyer ended up hitting three home runs that night with Ripken's lumber. Meyer ended up hitting three home runs that night with Ripken's lumber. Nomar Mazara, once one of the top prospects in MLB, hasnt quite lived up to the hype. It all happened the night of June 2, 1987. Iowa shocked college baseball on Saturday, dominating top-ranked LSU 12-4 in the Karbach Round Rock Classic. What about Mickey Mantle? Full Orioles leaderboard, Rays: Avisal Garca -- May 14, 2019 at MIADistance: 485 feet (Watch it)It took a long time for anybody to break J.P. Arencibia's mark of 464 feet, set back in 2015. The Astros record-setting shot was also part of a historic 6-for-6 game for Springer, who became the first Astros player to collect six hits in a nine-inning game. Giancarlo Stanton hit the longest home run ever made in Coors Field to date, Keith Hernandez said mid-broadcast: It looks like theres beer coming off that sign., honored, but also a little overwhelmed by the statue, and he readily points out that many other players were just as great, it would have reached 525 feet if not for the roof stopping it, people generally credit Darryl Strawberry with the full distance, Kingmans home run is said to be the longest one in the history of Wrigley Field, one of Dunns teammates said that his hits disappeared over the horizon, His friendly attitude and caring leadership role in the team earned him the nickname Pops., Reggie Jacksons ball was obstructed by the venue and the full reach of the hit had to be calculated, insist that the wind helped him achieve this amazing record, while others point out that others played in the same conditions with inferior results, was described by the Tampa Morning Tribune as wallop stupendous.. ","type":"markdown"},{"__typename":"PhotoPart","caption":"Photo via Joey Meyer","contextualCaption":null,"contextualAspectRatio":"1:1","credit":null,"format":"jpg","templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/{formatInstructions}/v1614207939/mlb/rmoqqnaa0qsgs1wp1de7","type":"photo"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"When Meyer came up for the at-bat in question that night, he had already homered. If you watch the video, the camera can't even follow it that high. Winning run 23 April 1904 15 October 1904 9 Losing run 9 September 2000 17 October 2000 8 . But not so fast. pic.twitter.com/MhMc95FRje. Photo via Joey Meyer. In a flash, the 30-year-old crushed the third-farthest home run in MLB this season with a 472-foot missile off Dane Dunning. He hit 91 homers from 1984-86, batting around .300 and cracking 100 RBIs twice. Full Pirates leaderboard, Reds: Joey Votto -- Sept. 27 vs. PITDistance: 466 feet (Watch it)Votto had a renaissance season in 21, smashing 36 homers after hitting 38 in 18, 19 and 20 combined. Both Mackenzie Gore and Cron knew it was gone as soon as it touched the bat. Those were the two longest homers in MLB in 2017 and two of the longest in Statcast history. Tennyson was shocked when I told him it's considered perhaps the longest measured home run in the history of baseball, telling me multiple times "that's incredible." Talk about making every swing count. But I didn't watch it, you know. In August against the Boston Red Sox, San uncorked a 495-foot cannon deep into the night at Fenway Park. (Scott was traded from Rochester, the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate at the time.) Babe Ruth had a bunch of moonshots over his baseball-wrecking career. Yermn Mercedes, CWS: 485 feet (Watch it)4. Sending one into a ballpark's upper deck or out of the stadium was their speciality and has always been one of the coolest parts of the game. At 505 feet, its the longest home run ever in the StatCast era. Full Dodgers leaderboard, Giants: Austin Slater -- July 4 at ARIDistance: 467 feet (Watch it)The Giants havent had a player hit 30 home runs since Barry Bonds in 05, but that didnt stop them from leading MLB in homers in 21. Meet Oklahoma State first baseman Griffin Doersching. Miguel San, MIN: 495 feet ( Watch it) 2. Cron nearly made history on Friday night at Coors. Longest MLB Home Runs of 2021 (ft. Fernando Tats Jr., Ronald Acua Jr., Giancarlo Stanton & more!) Meyer admits he never saw where it landed. George Herman Babe Ruth Jr. is arguably the most famous baseball legend to ever step up to bat. pic.twitter.com/qHVzzjGRA4, "No, I don't even tell them I played," Meyer said with a laugh in a phone interview with MLB.com, his work walkie-talkie blaring in the background. . A perfect swing, the high altitude and maybe, just maybe, the bat he used all played a role. Full Indians leaderboard, Royals: Brandon Moss -- July 1, 2017 vs. MINDistance: 474 feet (Watch it)Moss left his mark during his lone season in Kansas City, golfing this pitch to help spur a four-run comeback for the home side against the rival Twins. It comes as no surprise that of the 10 farthest home runs hit, five happened at Coors Field. But players on the field thought it had only gone out because of the thin Rocky Mountain air.\n\n\"The first one I hit barely went over the fence, so everybody on the other team was yelling cheapie and all that,\" Meyer said. It gets the edge by a single foot over the 118.6 mph, 495-foot home run Judge crushed that June off the Orioles' Logan Verrett. Josh Gibson, perhaps the greatest power hitter in MLB history, is a baseball legend. Tuesday's blast was Yelich's fourth career leadoff homer, and his second of the season. But now, for the first time, visitors can learn of its rich history and the incredible feat that took place there 86 years ago. Seven years before Mickey Mantle hit the longest home run ever recorded in a baseball game, he hit what was then the longest tape measure shot. Giancarlo Stanton hit the longest home run ever made in Coors Field to date when he played against the Rockies in 2016. 14. Through 101 games, Sanchez has a .214/.284/.398 slash line with only 14 home runs in 373 plate appearances. The first of two 442 footers on this list, Haase hit the longest of his 22 home runs against his former club in their yard. But the farthest home run ever documented happened in a Triple-A baseball game. With 14 homers in 90 games, Marte didnt have the best power numbers, but he still showed he can send a ball into orbit. At 499 feet, it's the second-longest at Coors Field since the advent of Statcast in 2015. On a team with Joey Gallo, it takes a monster home run to set the record, and Mazara provided it. Blue Jays: Justin Smoak -- July 1, 2015 vs. BOSDistance: 474 feet (Watch it)Even with all of the sluggers that have come through Toronto in recent years, this big fly from Statcast's debut season still ranks first for distance. (Top 15 HRs! Among them, a towering blast on April 3, 1919, with a plaque that credits him for a 587-foot home run. Jorge Soler, Miami Marlins - 468 feet ; Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies - 468 feet ; Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Toronto Blue Jays - 467 feet ; Griffin Doersching - Longest home run in college baseball Apparently this isn't even Ronny Mauricio's longest home run. The three-time AL MVP stepped to the plate against the Texas Rangers, working a 3-1 count. Not being a fan of baseball, he also said he was just focused on getting an exact measurement and not taking home run history into consideration at all. The event did happen more than 34 years ago, so it's hard to fault Tennyson for not remembering exactly how he got the number 582. Keep in mind, he was 38 years old when he hit it and that arguably makes it even more impressive than others above him. Full Rangers leaderboard, Braves: Adam Duvall -- Sept. 20 at ARIDistance: 483 feet (Watch it)After coming over from Miami in midseason, Duvall helped the Braves recover from the loss of Ronald Acua Jr. and smashed a career-high 38 homers while taking over as the everyday center fielder. 67-year-old Vento's Pizza, in East Liberty, is closing. During the 2021 MLB season, we didnt see any of the deepest homers approach the record for the longest home run ever hit. In fact, the Indians erected a 12-foot bronze statue in his honor in Heritage Park! Here are the longest home runs in Home Run Derby history. After playing just 43 games in '19 and '20, Stanton stayed healthy in '21 and recorded his sixth season with at least 30 homers, with seven blasts of at least 440 feet. Garca was the most consistent hitter for the Crew all season long and set a career high with 29 homers on the year, including this blast that nearly put a hole in the scoreboard. Full Tigers leaderboard, Twins: Miguel San -- Sept. 17, 2019 vs. CWSDistance: 496 feet (Watch it)San got absolutely all of this one. Just like in the 2019 Home Run Derby, Alonso has the edge over Acua. Here are the farthest home runs hit in MLB this year with video links attached in the distance. The legend of Babe Ruth is bigger than some of the deepest bombs he hit during an iconic career. Full Reds leaderboard, D-backs: Ketel Marte -- May 30 vs. STLDistance: 457 feet (Watch it)Marte had another fine season out in the desert for the D-backs in 21, cracking the .900 OPS mark for the second time in his career. That scoreboard is way above the playing field, and Franchy's homer hit way up on the scoreboard. You get the feeling Meyer, modest and soft-spoken over the phone, was almost frightened by the attention. A version of this story originally ran in March 2021. I calculated it without ever knowing any records of any kind.". I appreciate things more now than I did a few years ago.". He was added to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988 and is renowned as a baseball legend. A Mickey Mantle homer was originally estimated to have . Meyer, 25, had been slugging his way through the Minors the past few years. Nobody had ever done it in a game. You get the feeling Meyer, modest and soft-spoken over the phone, was almost frightened by the attention. 499 FEET!Yeli launches one to the stratosphere. 471 feet: Juan Soto T-6. Find all MLB tickets at our trusted ticket partner TicketSmarter.com today. Below, well look at some of the longest home runs hit in MLB history, both documented and rumored. Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers 499 feet, Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies 495 feet. #OurStandard I @HokageDoersch pic.twitter.com/sumqoWwj7D. Mantles famous baseball was actually stolen from its display case in the Yankee Stadium by a group of boys who regretted the theft and returned it. Bryce Harper 465 feet 4. He was more just disappointed he didn't make it in the Majors for longer. Meyer, 25, had been slugging his way through the Minors the past few years. The 495-foot blast cleared the wall in right-center field, sailed over the advertising signs and went into the second deck of the deepest part in the yard. Determining the longest homer ever in MLB history is an exercise in myth-busting. And I just calculated it from there. Full Yankees leaderboard. On Aug. 10, 2004, in a matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dunn delivered a moment hell never forget. It is the longest home run of his career, far eclipsing his previous mark of 462 feet. "Everybody told me don't use it again, but of course I did," Meyer said. Full A's leaderboard, Mariners: Mike Zunino -- Sept. 13, 2017 at TEX; June 29, 2018 vs. KCDistance: 470 feet (Watch them: HR #1; HR #2)Zunino crushed two 470-foot home runs during his time in Seattle, so he shares the team distance record with himself, beating out Nelson Cruz (two 469-footers). Top 10 longest home runs of 2021 1. The longest home run in baseball this season was hit at Fenway Park on Wednesday night Miguel San's 495-foot solo shot in the third inning was the fifth-longest homer of the Statcast era.. He hit 91 homers from 1984-86, batting around .300 and cracking 100 RBIs twice. So, there you have it: the longest verifiably measured homer in history. He liked my bats, so I traded him my bat for a Cal Ripken bat. He then used it the next day, and in his first plate appearance, it broke. It's also the longest homer hit in the Royals' home ballpark. Regardless of how the scores turn out and who wins the game, record-breaking home runs are always exciting. People have numerous theories on why the ball went so far, even suspecting the ventilation systems! Judge's 36th home run of his incredible year went down as the longest of the 2022 season, coming just two days before one that came up earlier on the list. Full Angels leaderboard, Astros: Kyle Tucker -- May 18 at OAKDistance: 459 feet (Watch it)It was early in the season, but Tuckers 459-foot homer proved to be an important one in a matchup with the division-rival As. "Well, I knew I hit it good," Meyer told me. The Polar . He was a big prospect with a big frame. ", Joey and his wife, Piilani. Before we get to that . Take a good look at how far away those LF seats are. Full Phillies leaderboard, Brewers: Avisal Garca -- June 3 vs. ARIDistance: 464 feet (Watch it)The Brewers rode their pitching staff all the way to October, but their lineup made sure to give them some support as well. In what remains the longest home run ever at Great American Ball Park, the baseball rocketed out and finished with an estimated distance of 535 feet. As for Meyer -- he started the '88 season with the Brewers. We'd like to remember some of the longest home runs in Derby history to get excited. But his power never translated to the big leagues and he was back part-time in the Minors the next year before leaving pro baseball in 1991 at the age of 29. Stanton is the best power hitter in MLB today, theres no question about it. Full Rangers leaderboard, Braves: Ronald Acua Jr. -- Sept. 25, 2020 vs. BOSDistance: 495 feet (Watch it)The Braves' young superstar got his team's final series of the season started with a bang as he crushed a leadoff home run off Boston's Chris Mazza that landed way up in the concourse behind the left-field stands at Truist Park. Tommy Pham, SD: 486 feet (Watch it)3. Full Twins leaderboard, White Sox: Yermn Mercedes -- April 8 vs. KCDistance: 485 feet (Watch it)Mercedes came out of nowhere and became the games hottest hitter in April for the Sox. That's the bat I used that night.". His achievements include two Silver Slugger Awards, two World Series MVP Awards, and the Babe Ruth Award. He works security at a hospital in Maui. Before Strawberry broke the record, the previous longest Olympic Stadium Home Run was made by Willie Stargell at 475 feet. The Pittsburgh Pirates legend finished with 475 home runs, but it was a 535-foot blast at Olympic Stadium that lands on our list. Major League Baseball has a new leader for longest home run of 2022 and that is Miami Marlins outfielder Jess Snchez, who hit a 496-foot home run onto the concourse of the third deck in right . He did have some other special moments: He's the only player to ever hit a walk-off homer off Roger Clemens, and he belted 26 homers in 104 games during one season in Japan. (Ted Williams's blast in 1946, commemorated by a red seat in . The ESPN Home Run Tracker listed it at 539 feet, one of the longest homers hit in the recorded era. The Sultan of Swat gets credited for all kinds of records and moments that live in MLB history. If a slugger like Jorge Soler signs with the Colorado Rockies, weve seen him crush baseballs out of the yard. Its been one of the lone bright spots for Sanchez this year, who joined Minnesota as part of the Isiah Kiner-Falefa trade. It's the longest big fly of the 2022 season to date and furthest since Nomar Mazara's 505-foot long ball in June 2019. Meyer hit 135 homers over 580 games. He put a bow on his terrific year with a two-homer performance against the Pirates, with his second blast nearly leaving Great American Ball Park altogether. 1 - Willie Stargell crushed one home run on June 25, 1971, it hit a seat in Section 601, and it was the longest home run ever hit at Veterans Stadium (half credit to Jim Bunning).Only two other players would hit a home run into the 600 level, the upper deck, at the Vet (before it closed), Butch Huskey (Section 638) & Ruben Rivera (Section 638). Longest league winning run from the start of a calendar year: 13, 3 January 2021 - 2 March 2021 (national record) . "When you're not used to that many reporters and all of their things tied together in front of you, you know, their microphones. pic.twitter.com/XPrE7xN5I1, Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros 469 feet, Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins 468 feet Longest walk-off home run. This astounding home run ball went so high that it hit the roof of the Olympic Stadium, and people speculated that it would have kept on going if its path hadnt been obstructed! Here are the deepest home runs hit from the 2021 MLB season, with videos from MLB.com. This specific homer came during a high scoring, 23-22 loss against the Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Jaime Ferrer hit a . Bryce Harper 458 feet 7 (t). What makes it more incredible, Mantle hit the blast with a teammates bat. pic.twitter.com/qHVzzjGRA4. According to the New York Times, the team couldn't even find a jersey to fit his torso that season. So far this regular season, May 30, 2022, to be exact, center fielder Jess Snchez of the Miami Marlins hit a whopping 496-foot home run that landed in the upper deck of Coors Field, the. Full Royals leaderboard. There's the unbelievable power of Wily Mo Pea or Glenallen Hill. Keaton Anthony scored the game . Ryan McMahon just hit a baseball 495 feet pic.twitter.com/HLZBkymKsC. Full Tigers leaderboard, Twins: Miguel San -- Aug. 25 at BOSDistance: 495 feet (Watch it)Nick Pivetta was excellent in the postseason for the Red Sox, but before that success, he was on the wrong end of history when San stepped up to the plate and sent a ball over the Green Monster and onto Lansdowne Street. Longest home winless run: 9, 26 December 1979 - 7 April 1980; Longest away winless run: 34, 11 February 1986 - 17 October 1987; 507 meters (right field) Only four times in history has a ball been hit entirely out of Dodger Stadium, with two of those balls being hit by Pirates legend Willie Stargell. He never appeared in an All-Star Game from 1989-2001 and he never hit more than 28 homers in a single season. The Padres slugger hit it off the scoreboard in dead center at Chase Field. The Bomba Squad slugger made the Twins the first team ever with five 30-homer hitters with a mammoth 113.5 mph, 496-foot blast to the upper deck at Target Field. . Some ended up in alligator ponds, some cleared fence after fence after fence until there were no more fences left to clear. Sure, he has the advantage of playing with increased elevation at Coors Field, but what C.J. "It's been so many years, at least I'm remembered for something. Jorge Alfaro 459 feet 7 (t). "I'm not much of a baseball fan, don't know much about it, didn't know much about it. In the 1971 Midsummer Classic, slugger Reggie Jackson sent Dock Ellis pitch practically out of Tiger Stadium, with the ball bouncing off the roof as everyone in attendance just sat back in shock. Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Leandro Cedeno pulverized a baseball on July 15, blasting it over the fence for a 527-foot moonshot. MOON. Full Angels leaderboard, Astros: George Springer -- May 7, 2018 at OAKDistance: 476 feet (Watch it)Springer almost crushed this ball straight into one of the tunnels between sections of the left-center-field seats in Oakland -- and just in case you didn't know, those sections of the seats are way above the field. Here are the longest homers hit by each of the 30 MLB clubs since Statcast began tracking home run distances at the start of the 2015 season. He then used it the next day, and in his first plate appearance, it broke.\n\n\"Everybody told me don't use it again, but of course I did,\" Meyer said. Ronald Acua Jr., ATL: 481 feet (Watch it)6. But they just asked me to come in and told me this is where it hit and it seems like it could be a hell of a long ways. \"In the thin air, it doesn't take much. While its possible Oklahoma State gave a favorable measurement, the 513-foot homer would easily be the farthest home run in 2022 at any level of baseball. Incredibly, it is the longest walk-off home run ever tracked by StatCast since 2015. The giant football/baseball stadium could hold about 70,000, but just a little over 1,000 people were in attendance. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Full Cardinals leaderboard, Cubs: Willson Contreras -- Oct. 18, 2017 vs. Dodgers (NLCS Game 4)Distance: 491 feet (Watch it)The Cubs' longest home run in the regular season is a 481-footer by El Mago, Javier Bez, on Aug. 23, 2018. But this shot at the Oakland Coliseum left us awe-struck anyway. The longest verified home run in American professional baseball history didn't even happen in the majors. October. I wasn't the watching type. Meyer had hit BP balls up there but never in a game. He did say a University of Colorado professor called him shortly after the measurements came out and agreed with how he came up with the distance. Full D-backs leaderboard, Dodgers: Luke Raley -- Sept. 22 at COLDistance: 472 feet (Watch it)The Dodgers had three former MVPs, two former Rookie of the Year Award winners and nine All-Stars in their lineup this season, but it was the rookie Raley who had the biggest blast of the year for the boys in blue. Moss retired the following spring, but his power clearly remained in his bat until the end. The homer also needed to be officially measured, so the team called in the best possible person they could: City of Denver engineer Jerry Tennyson. Ft. Giancarlo Stanton, Ronald Acua Jr., Bryce Harper) MLB 4.04M subscribers Subscribe 314K views 2 years ago Check out the longest home runs. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Full Royals leaderboard, Tigers: Akil Baddoo -- April 12 at HOUDistance: 450 feet (Watch it)Baddoo made an immediate impact for Detroit after coming over from Minnesota in the Rule 5 Draft, slugging a home run in his first big league at-bat. Baseball fans love statistics, and plenty of statistics are kept for home runs. Here are the longest home runs in the Home Run Derby, during the StatCast era, away from Coors Field. But some familiar sluggers, including some teammates, deliver huge blasts that left everyone in the stadiums just admiring the baseball as it flew out. The longest home run hit in a Major League Baseball game travelled 175 m (575 ft) by George Herman "Babe" Ruth (USA) for the New York Yankees against the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field in Detroit, Michigan, USA, on 18 July 1921. Longest MLB home runs in 2022 . Full Padres leaderboard, Rockies: C.J. Full Yankees leaderboard, Guardians: Bradley Zimmer -- Aug. 9, 2021 vs. CINDistance: 471 feet (Watch it)Edwin Encarnacin held the mark at 466 feet for more than four years before Zimmer surpassed him with a blast off Reds lefty Justin Wilson that disappeared over the center-field wall at Progressive Field. Giving Matt Rhule more time just continues to allow him to bury this franchise in the dirt. Some people speculate that it might actually have been quite a few feet shorter, but thats still the longest home run hit for years! Full Cubs leaderboard, Pirates: Pedro Alvarez -- Oct. 4, 2015, vs. CINDistance: 479 feet (Watch it)Pittsburgh's hulking slugger decided the right-field seats at PNC Park weren't enough on the final day of the 2015 regular season, instead clearing the bleachers completely and depositing this ball into the Allegheny River. But historians believe the ball traveled 552 feet. Look up the farthest home run ever hit and youll see New York Yankees legends Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth mentioned. Meyer's high school coach in Honolulu still raves about his power, saying he could come out right now and still hit homers. They had power up and down the lineup that led to 107 wins, including from Slater, who provided the fireworks in Phoenix this past Fourth of July. Miguel San, MIN: 495 feet (Watch it)2. The award for the longest-hit home run this year goes to C.J. Pederson then hit a second 470-footer on this same day -- he hit one 472 feet in the other half of the Dodgers' doubleheader against the Rockies. If you Google "longest home run ever hit," the search pops up on Joey Meyer. The 2021 season was filled with moonshots aplenty, as MLB hitters (and pitchers) combined to swat nearly 6,000 home runs. Garca finally set a new Rays record by demolishing a pitch way over the center-field wall in Miami -- also by far the longest homer by a visiting player at Marlins Park since '15. His 504-footer at Coors Field came a year before his 59-homer MVP season in 2017, but Stanton has shown plenty of times before and since this home run that he can clear the fence by a long, long way. Looking ahead to 2022, MLB free agency is something to keep in mind. 26 Feb 2023 21:05:55 Stargell passed away in 2001 following a tragic stroke, but he is remembered fondly: His friendly attitude and caring leadership role in the team earned him the nickname Pops.. It went clear over the first level of seats and landed in the concourse above. But players on the field thought it had only gone out because of the thin Rocky Mountain air. The 10 Longest Home Runs at Citizens Bank Park are: 1. Full D-backs leaderboard, Dodgers: Joc Pederson -- June 2, 2015 at COLDistance: 477 feet (Watch it)It's no surprise that the Dodgers hit their longest homer at Coors Field: a majestic blast by Pederson way up into the center-field bleachers. Facing the Chicago White Sox on April 24, Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton made history. Reggie Jackson hit an impressive 563 home runs during his MLB career and earned a number of different awards for his outstanding performance. If you watch the video, the camera can't even follow it that high. Vento's Pizza in East Liberty, one of Pittsburgh's longest-standing pizzerias, will end a 67-year run on Saturday. If MLB makes changes to the baseballs and rules are adjusted that favors hitters more, maybe Stanton tops this mark in 2022. "The following day, there were so many reporters there," Meyer recalled. Meyer's Denver Zephyrs -- the Triple-A affiliate of the Brewers -- were taking on the Buffalo Bisons at Mile High Stadium. 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