Everybody digs the long ball, right? Well, the only thing sweeter is an even longer one.
Witnessing a no-doubter, one where the batter knows it's gone off the bat, the announcer can't believe their eyes, and the pitcher doesn't even bother to turn around, is a feeling unlike any other.
While the longest home run in MLB history was an estimated 575-foot shot from Babe Ruth against the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field on July 18, 1921, the authenticity of the blast cannot be certain.
Nowadays, we have Statcast, a tool designed to help with this very problem. Since it was fully implemented at MLB ballparks at the start of the 2015 season, Statcast has witnessed some monster home runs.
Here are the ten longest since then:
Longest MLB home runs in Statcast era
T-8) Ronald Acuña Jr.: 495 feet, Sept. 25, 2020, vs. BOS
495 FEET for @ronaldacunajr24. 😱😱 pic.twitter.com/Nh57SMHNQt
— MLB (@MLB) September 25, 2020
T-8) Joey Gallo: 495 feet, July 20, 2018, vs. CLE
A thread of the top 8 longest home runs of the statcast era
— Will Maddux (@MLBMetrics) February 23, 2022
8. 7/20/2018 Joey Gallo- 495 feet pic.twitter.com/7UKheQVt1B
T-8) Aaron Judge: 495 feet, June 11, 2017, vs. BAL
This Aaron Judge blast is one of his 48 career home runs against the Orioles.
— MLB (@MLB) June 22, 2025
It traveled 495 feet! pic.twitter.com/vokDtKTZeG
T-8) Miguel Sanó: 495 feet, Aug. 25, 2021, vs. BOS
Absolutely CRUSHED. 😳#MNTwinspic.twitter.com/nAkhG7KkOi
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) August 26, 2021
T-8) Ryan McMahon: 495 feet, Aug. 9, 2022, vs. STL
Ryan McMahon hit a baseball 495 feet 💪 pic.twitter.com/kVZmngL6Po
— Baseball Bros (@BaseballBros) August 10, 2022
T-5) Jesús Sánchez: 496 feet, May 30, 2022 vs. COL
496 FEET!!!
— MLB (@MLB) May 30, 2022
Jesús Sánchez with the longest home run of the season by far! pic.twitter.com/0Tu0szdmvx
T-5) Miguel Sanó: 496 feet, Sept. 17, 2019, vs. CWS
4. 9/17/2019 Miguel Sanó- 496 feet pic.twitter.com/832lWFLYEC
— Will Maddux (@MLBMetrics) February 23, 2022
T-5) Aaron Judge: 496 feet, Sept. 30, 2017, vs. TOR
On September 30th, 2017, Aaron Judge launched this 496-foot BOMB off of Marcus Stroman.
— Sam Luckini (@SamLuckiniESM) January 15, 2025
To this date, it's still the longest homer of Judge's big-league career. pic.twitter.com/AGU23iBYbK
4) Christian Yelich: 499 feet, Sept. 6, 2022 vs. COL
499 FEET FROM CHRISTIAN YELICH 😳🚀
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) September 7, 2022
That's the longest lefty HR in Coors Field history.
(via @Brewers) pic.twitter.com/xQ0GqzGFe4
T-2) Giancarlo Stanton: 504 feet, Aug. 6, 2016, vs. COL
On this date in 2016, Giancarlo Stanton destroyed a ball 504 feet: The longest ball ever hit at Coors Field 💪💪 pic.twitter.com/y2DBALxfU1
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) August 6, 2026
T-2) C.J. Cron: 504 feet, Sept. 9, 2022, vs. ARI
C.J. CRON 504 FT BOMB 💣
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 10, 2022
Second longest HR to be tracked in MLB history 🤯
(via @Rockies)pic.twitter.com/nHck131nWD
1) Nomar Mazara: 505 feet, June 21, 2019, vs. CWS
Nomar Mazara - 06/21/2019 pic.twitter.com/Ws6m6aPUK1
— Random Homers (@randomhomers) October 6, 2023
What are the longest MLB home runs ever?
The alleged longest home run in MLB history was Babe Ruth's moonshot at Navin Field in 1921 that supposedly traveled 575 feet. Here are the other longest home runs in MLB history, keeping in mind that pre-Statcast numbers are only estimates.
- Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees - 565 ft (1953)
- Reggie Jackson, Oakland Athletics - 539 ft (1971)
- Adam Dunn, Cincinnati Reds - 535 ft (2004)
- Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates - 535 ft (1978)
- Dave Kingman, New York Mets - 530 ft (1976)
- Darryl Strawberry, New York Mets - 525 ft (1988)
- Jim Thome, Cleveland Indians - 511 ft (1999)
- Mo Vaughn, New York Mets - 505 ft (2002)
- Joe Borchard, Chicago White Sox - 504 ft (2004)
- Adam Dunn, Arizona Diamondbacks - 504 ft (2008)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY Sports: Longest MLB home runs ever: See the top 10 of baseball's Statcast era