Manny Machado Hits Longest Home Run Of The Season
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Manny Machado's 470-foot homer to center off C.C. Sabathia on Friday is the longest in MLB this season.
Machado, who began the day batting just .205 with three home runs, also hit a two-run double and singled against CC Sabathia.
Manny Machado 470 ft. Longest homer of 2017. pic.twitter.com/rLKGWrJKlB
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) April 29, 2017
Major League Baseball's longest verifiable home run distance is about 575 feet (175 m), by Babe Ruth, to straightaway center field at Tiger Stadium.
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