Miami Marlins outfielder Jesús Sánchez delivered the longest house run of the 2024 Main League Baseball season on Monday night time, launching a 480-foot blast in opposition to Jakob Junis of the Cincinnati Reds (GameTracker).
Here is a glance Sánchez’s house run in all its transferring image glory:
Sánchez, 26, entered the night time hitting .241/.289/.407 (90 OPS+) with 12 house runs and 41 runs batted in over the course of his first 102 video games. For his profession, he is batted .235/.301/.426 (97 OPS+) with 53 house runs in 399 big-league video games.
Coming into Monday night time, the longest house run of the season had been hit by a former Marlin, as Jorge Soler (now a member of the Atlanta Braves however then with the San Francisco Giants) cranked a 478-footer in opposition to the Colorado Rockies on July 21. Here is an up to date listing of the 5 longest house runs hit this season:
- Jesús Sánchez, Marlins, 480 toes vs. Reds (Aug. 5)
- Jorge Soler, Giants, 478 toes vs. Rockies (July 21)
- Aaron Decide, Yankees, 476 toes vs. Blue Jays (Aug. 2)
- Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers, 476 toes vs. Rockies (June 18)
- Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers, 473 toes vs. Pink Sox (July 21)
The Marlins initially obtained Sánchez in a commerce with the Tampa Bay Rays again in July 2019. Mentioned deal noticed the Marlins add Sánchez and reliever Ryne Stanek in trade for right-handed pitchers Trevor Richards and Nick Anderson. Of these 4 gamers, Sánchez is the one who stays with the workforce that he was traded to in that swap.
