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Newsweek
07-07-2025
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- Newsweek
Mets Slugger Declines Home Run Derby Invitation For First Time In Career
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is breaking his five-year streak of participating in the Home Run Derby this season. Alonso told the New York Post that he "wants to be in the best possible position to help this team win in the second half." NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets in action against the New York Yankees at Citi Field on July 04, 2025 in New York City. The Mets... NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets in action against the New York Yankees at Citi Field on July 04, 2025 in New York City. The Mets defeated the Yankees 6-5. More Photo byAlonso first competed in the Home Run Derby as a rookie in 2019, beating Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the final round to win his first Home Run Derby. Following the COVID-shortened season in 2020, when the All-Star festivities were canceled, Alonso returned to the Home Run Derby in 2021, winning the contest once again, this time over Trey Mancini, becoming the fourth player to win back-to-back Home Run Derbys. "I've never fully enjoyed three off-days," Alonso also told the Post in regards to the derby. Although he will be in Atlanta as a member of the National League All-Star team, Alonso is looking forward to a break in his routine and preparing for the second half. The Mets went 12-15 in June and lost control of first place in the National League East to the Philadelphia Phillies. Alonso is set on preparing for the second half and helping the Mets regain the division lead by allowing his body to rest and recover during the All-Star Break. Alonso went on to say that this isn't going to be the case for the future, depending on the location of the All-Star Game. "For me, if the All-Star Game happens at Citi Field or another park I love to hit at like Fenway (Park) or Wrigley (Field), for sure," Alonso added. The chase for Alonso's third Home Run Derby championship will have to wait until the future when the veteran decides to get back on the horse and give it another chance. More MLB: Former MLB Players Expressing Their Displeasure With Position Players Pitching To MLB
Fox Sports
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
What Are the 10 Longest Home Runs in the Statcast Era?
The 2025 MLB Home Run Derby is set to take place at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, a week from Monday. If it's anything like all the other Home Run Derbys, we'll see a lot of long shots travel well into the bleachers and possibly out of the ballpark. While hitting deep home runs in the derby is certainly impressive, it isn't as impressive as hitting a long ball in a live game. Since the start of MLB's Statcast era in 2015, there have been 12 occasions where a hitter has hit a home run at least 495 feet. Let's take a look at those 12 instances. 10 longest home runs in Statcast era T-8. Aaron Judge: 495 feet vs. Baltimore Orioles (2017) In the midst of a season where he hit 52 home runs as a rookie in 2017, Judge let everyone know he had arrived in a big way. For his 20th home run of the season, he crushed an 85-mph off-speed pitch in the middle of the zone deep into the left-center field bleachers at Yankee Stadium. T-8. Joey Gallo: 495 feet vs. Cleveland (2018) Gallo encapsulated the boom or bust approach many hitters have at the plate nowadays. That helped him hit a game-tying home run for the Texas Rangers in 2018, crushing a pitch off closer Cody Allen. T-8. Ronald Acuña Jr.: 495 feet vs. Boston Red Sox (2020) Acuna crushed a ball 495 feet off Red Sox righty Chris Mazza in 2020, with the ball traveling so far that it landed in the concourse behind the bleachers in left-center field at Truist Park. With no fans in the stands during the pandemic-shortened season, there luckily wasn't a fan hit in the back of the head while they were getting a treat or two. T-8. Miguel Sano: 495 feet vs. Red Sox (2021) The Red Sox fell victim to one of the longest home runs in the Statcast era again in 2021. The then-Minnesota Twins slugger hit a home run off Nick Pivetta that went over the Green Monster in left-center field and onto Lansdowne Street at Fenway Park. T-8. Ryan McMahon: 495 feet vs. St. Louis Cardinals (2022) McMahon got a pretty good pitch hit in the seventh inning of a Colorado Rockies' blowout win over the Cardinals in 2022. He turned an 82-mph changeup in the inner half of the strike zone into a 495-foot home run that landed well into the right center field bleachers at Coors Field. T-5. Aaron Judge: 496 feet vs. Toronto Blue Jays (2017) If there were any hitter you'd expect to appear on this list twice, it was likely Judge. The New York Yankees' star slugger hit two massive home runs during his memorable rookie season in 2017, smoking a pitch off future teammate Marcus Stroman that landed in the concourse behind the left field bleachers at Yankee Stadium. T-5. Miguel Sano: 496 feet vs. Chicago White Sox (2019) While you might have expected to see Judge on this list twice, you might not have thought that Sano would too. He was one of the game's best power hitters in the 2010s and into the early 2020s, with one of his 34 home runs traveling 496 feet as he hit a ball into the upper deck at Target Field. T-5. Jesús Sánchez: 496 feet vs. Colorado Rockies (2022) Coors Field has often been described as the most hitter-friendly ballpark in baseball, so it shouldn't be a surprise to see several home runs hit there on this list. Sánchez's 496-footer, which landed in the third deck of Coors Field in 2022, is only the fourth-longest at the stadium in the Statcast era. 4. Christian Yelich: 499 feet vs. Rockies (2022) The third-longest home run at Coors Field in the Statcast era belongs to Yelich, who hit into the same deck at Coors Field as Sánchez just few months later. T-2. Giancarlo Stanton: 504 feet vs. Rockies (2016) Stanton is one of the two hitters with the record for the longest home run at Coors Field in the Statcast era. When he was with the Miami Marlins in 2016, Stanton hit a 504-foot shot to the left-center field bleachers that came off the bat like a line drive. Stanton's home run also marked the first 500-foot home run in the Statcast era. T-2. C.J. Cron: 504 feet vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (2022) The other hitter with the record for the longest home run at Coors Field in the Statcast era is Cron. The former Rockies first baseman was able to crush a ball that traveled 504 feet through the rain and along the left field foul line before landing fair and nearly hitting a car that was mounted pretty high up. 1. Nomar Mazara: 505 feet vs. White Sox (2019) While there are a lot of home runs at Coors Field on this list, the longest home run in the Statcast era didn't take place in Denver. Mazara hit a 94 mph fastball off Reynaldo Lopez that landed deep into the second deck of the Texas Rangers' former home ballpark, Globe Life Park. While the Rangers no longer play there, the home run remains the longest in the Statcast era. Check out all of our Daily Rankers . Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account , and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Get more from Major League Baseball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
