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Ahead of the 2025 Home Run Derby, let's take a trip down memory lane and look at the longest homers in the event's history.
T-7. Cole Young (Mariners) – 456 feet vs. Rangers – July 31 Young's home run in the final MLB game of the month was originally measured at 470 feet before it was shortened to its official length.
Cal Raleigh set a single-season record for most home runs by a catcher after hitting his league-leading 48th and 49th home ...
The remaining participants also receive $150,000, and the longest home run of the night earns $100,000. USA TODAY's Jesse Yomtov and Jordan Mendoza contributed to this report.
However, the broadcast was incorrect, as they showed that Rooker's longest home run went 470.53 feet, and Raleigh hit his longest home run 470.61.
It was a 470 foot home run to right field, tying for the longest at T-Mobile Park in the "Statcast era," when Major League Baseball started using advanced tracking technology in 2015.
Here are the top 10 longest home runs from July, including two by Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr.