I jumped up in the dugout, and that little button on top of your hat, I remember it embedding in my head because I hit my head on the ceiling of the dugout, Mark Knudson, former Denver Zephyrs and eight-year MLB pitcher, said. In 1999, the current major league record was set at 303. Located in Denver, Colorado, Coors Field is a state-of-the-art baseball stadium, and the humidor is a key part of the stadiums design. @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-medium-it.woff2') format('woff2'), url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-medium-it.woff') format('woff');font-weight:500;font-style:italic;}/*!sc*/ [type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration{-webkit-appearance:none;}/*!sc*/ Story ranks third in the league with an average home run distance of 417.7 feet. Only scoreless game through nine innings at Coors Field. Theres one more factor that significantly affects how far a home run could be hit, and its been displayed in Colorado the bounciness of the ball. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side .header__subnav__item,.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side .header__subnav__group-title{padding:14px 10px;}/*!sc*/ How far did the farthest home run in Major League Baseball history fly? data-styled.g172[id="Styles__AppContainer-jwcsl0-0"]{content:"hUHmCp,"}/*!sc*/. .evGxub{display:inline-block;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:50%;-webkit-border-radius:50%;overflow:hidden;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ Lead distance: How far, in feet, a runner is ranging off the bag at the time of a pitchers first movement or pitch release. It is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. When the Rockies released a Story bobblehead on June 30, 2019, the base was .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button .header__nav-top__nav-item__text{display:none;}/*!sc*/ .cHcHkC{font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0;max-height:48px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;display:-webkit-box;width:100%;-webkit-line-clamp:2;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;}/*!sc*/ header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open{position:fixed;top:0px;z-index:99992;}/*!sc*/ ", These are the longest Coors Field moonshots. The University of Illinois professor of physics has spent years researching the collision between the bat and ball and the aerodynamics of a baseball in flight the two main parts of the recipe in figuring out how far a ball can fly. C.J. .dMKvOx{line-height:1.2;}/*!sc*/ A stiff wind of just 20 mph could add as much as 80 feet to a shot, which is how Nathan explains Mickey Mantles 565-foot home run at Washington, D.C.s Griffith Stadium in 1953. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .mlb-header__login-menu__link:hover{background-color:#057AFF;color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold.woff2') format('woff2'), url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold.woff') format('woff');font-weight:700;font-style:normal;}/*!sc*/ On September 17, 1996, Hideo Nomo of the Los Angeles Dodgers threw the first of his two career no-hit games as the Dodgers won 90. It was also the first baseball-only park in the National League since Dodger Stadium was built in 1962. That was a major component of the Meyer home run. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top [class$='__nav-item__text']{color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .fuMUTu{pointer-events:none;width:16px;height:16px;display:inline-block;overflow:visible;fill:#ffffff;stroke:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__team-logo{margin-right:15px;max-height:25px;width:25px;}/*!sc*/ Coors has also hosted an outdoor hockey game from the 2016 NHL Stadium Series, along with numerous concerts. [type="checkbox"],[type="radio"]{box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;}/*!sc*/ .ebrWqN:-moz-loading{color:#f3f3f3;}/*!sc*/ Currently, Giancarlo Stantons 504-foot colossus from 2016 stands as the verified Coors Field record. .groqnz .ad-body-container .ad-body-inner-container{margin-bottom:32px;padding:43px 0 16px 0;position:relative;text-align:center;width:343px;}/*!sc*/ 550 feet? data-styled.g3[id="iconstyle__IconWrapper-sc-12jucjo-0"]{content:"fuMUTu,drUhS,"}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:375px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--shortname{display:none;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--name{display:inline-block;}}/*!sc*/ Right when Mac hit it, we were like, Holy cow, that went really far! Hilliard said. Roach is also the PA announcer for the nearby Colorado Avalanche hockey team of the NHL and former PA announcer for the Denver Broncos of the NFL. .hspSPq:hover svg{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ In 2002 the Rockies introduced a humidor to store the balls at Coors Field, effectively making them mushier. @media (min-width:768px){.ggWmAj{max-height:60px;padding:16px 32px 16px 24px;}}/*!sc*/ Over the years, steps have been taken to limit the impact of the altitude at the stadium -- such as putting baseballs in a humidor -- in order to give pitchers a chance to succeed. Jake Shapiro is a breaking news reporter at The Denver Post. @media (max-width:350px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item__link .icon__nav-item{display:none;}}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-club] .header__nav-top{background-image:linear-gradient( #002D72 50%, #041E42 50% );}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--parent::after{border-color:transparent transparent #057AFF;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--current{border-color:#057AFF;}}/*!sc*/ Despite it being known for thin air and rocketed round-trippers, theres not a definitive stat for the longest dinger in the history of Coors Field. The brewery is operated by the Coors Brewing Company, and experiments with craft beers on a small scale. Here are the longest homers at Coors Field since the advent of Statcast in 2015: 1-T. 504 feet -- C.J. 499 feet -- For the years Nathan tracked the change, 25% fewer home runs were hit at Coors Field after the humidor was installed. .jiNMQU{background:#f3f3f3;padding-top:56.25%;position:relative;width:100%;}/*!sc*/ Following is the information tracked and gathered by Statcast: Once upon a time, Storys 505-foot blast in 2018 ranked as the longest in the ballparks history. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top{height:56px;}/*!sc*/ The average distance. The Story home run that was initially measured by Statcast at 505 feet was changed to 487 feet with the release of a new version of Statcast prior to the 2020 season, explained Cory Little, the Rockies director of communications. Opened in 1995, the park is located in Denver's Lower Downtown neighborhood, two blocks from Union Station. Storys home run distance was one of a few that was changed.. Interestingly, but not surprisingly, all but one of the top-10 longest homers at Coors Field were hit in the hot, dry months of August and September. As of June 15, 2022, comments on DenverPost.com are powered by Viafoura, and you may need to log in again to begin commenting. To combat this, the outfield fences were positioned further away from home plate and baseballs used in the park have been pre-stored in humidors. The Home run balls this high up are a rarity even in the thin air of the Rocky Mountains. But the really long homers are the pure ones. A key factor many overlook when talking about altitude is that Denver can often have strong breezes on summer afternoons. .epHHrr iframe{max-width:100%;}/*!sc*/ DENVER -- The truck perched high above the left-field bleachers was barely safe from the Rockies C.J. [10], Coors Brewing purchased naming rights to the stadium as part of their $30 million investment in the Rockies in 1991. Anthony Davis fills up stat sheet against Suns, Coming off 2017 and looking ahead, it's a great time to be a Georgia fan, Lou Williams has been Stephen Curry-like of late for Clippers, Wizards have a fivesome that ranks among the best in the game, It's a great time to be the Rockets' defense, Seahawks QB Russell Wilson in MVP-caliber form. Crons homer put the Rockies ahead, 8-1. Although the number of home runs hit per season at Coors Field is decreasing, Coors Field still remains the most hitter friendly ballpark in the Major Leagues by a wide margin. From 20122015 the Colorado Rockies led the league in runs scored in home games, while being last in the league for runs scored in away games. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item{display:none;-webkit-flex:1 1 100%;-ms-flex:1 1 100%;flex:1 1 100%;position:relative;text-align:center;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo a{-webkit-flex:1 0 auto;-ms-flex:1 0 auto;flex:1 0 auto;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:500px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos{-webkit-flex-basis:60%;-ms-flex-preferred-size:60%;flex-basis:60%;}}/*!sc*/ Then Hilliard watched the ball rocket high into the Colorado night sky, over the wall, over the visitors bullpen and into the second deck in right-center field. So thats why they made the seat a different color. The original Rockpile seats cost a dollar each. Gonzalez hit a home run in the sixth inning on Thursday that was calculated at 444 feet. To compensate for this, the outfield fences were placed at an unusually far distance from home plate, thus creating the largest outfield in Major League Baseball. Right-handed hitters have a slight advantage at going-yard here, as the left field fence is three feet closer to the batters box than the right field fence. Astros 2022 World Series Champs! Great view of the field and the mountains in the distance from Section 225 on the club level. These are the longest Coors Field moonshots. [14], At 5,200 feet (1,580m) above sea level, Coors Field is by far the highest park in the majors. That was big boy territory.. Still, Hall of Famer Mike Piazzas shot for the Dodgers off Darren Holmes on Sept. 26, 1997, traveled 496 feet, according to a postgame estimate by the Rockies. This demonstrates the extreme benefit that Coors Field's low air density provides to hitters.[21]. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo{-webkit-flex:0 1 auto;-ms-flex:0 1 auto;flex:0 1 auto;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;text-align:left;height:56px;padding:0 16px 0 0;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__subnav{height:100%;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:auto;overscroll-behavior:contain;touch-action:manipulation;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;}/*!sc*/ The top display, underneath the "Rockies" logo, measures 27 by 47 feet (8m 14m). Of the five longest home runs hit this season, three have been at Coors Field. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-items{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:column;-ms-flex-direction:column;flex-direction:column;padding-top:2px;}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-regular.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-regular.woff') format('woff');font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ This can hurt the trade value and careers of pitchers. .hspSPq:hover svg path{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ The new system has raised the percentage of batted balls that get tracked from roughly 89% to 99%. The Rockies estimated it at 496 feet, but evidence suggests they manipulated the numbers on the Hall of Famers shot. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav{text-align:left;background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ Additionally, many feel that pitcher development on the Rockies has suffered because of how much of an advantage opposing hitters have at Coors Field. .hUHmCp > article{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(12,minmax(0,1fr));grid-gap:24px;color:#000000;}/*!sc*/ .fuMUTu rect{fill:#ffffff;stroke:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .fYCiRB{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;height:40px;width:40px;}/*!sc*/ Distance: 496 feet (left center field) This was one of seven home runs hit in this game, a 10-4 Dodgers victory on the strength of six L.A. homers in the thin Colorado air. .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-selector--active{background-color:#4c8cee;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:768px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo img{min-height:40px;max-height:40px;}}/*!sc*/ .iwXciG{display:inline-block;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-club] .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__tagline img,.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-microsite] .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__tagline img{height:56px;max-width:512px;line-height:56px;}/*!sc*/ Coors Field was featured in the movie The Fan (1996) starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes. data-styled.g170[id="Styles__TimestampContainer-sc-8rwtua-0"]{content:"hedPca,"}/*!sc*/ [44] The ballpark was also featured in two episodes of South Park: "Professor Chaos" (2002) and "The Losing Edge" (2005). .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight{background-color:#333333;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline img{max-width:100%;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g120[id="headlinestyle__HeadlineWrapper-sc-1ccyctx-0"]{content:"jDETbc,hSQYJO,"}/*!sc*/ His home run on Thursday brought his average home run distance to 424.8 feet, the highest average home run distance in the majors this season (minimum of 15 home runs). Still, as a youngster in the league, squaring off against the Red Sox (one of the most storied franchises in the 146-year history of the league) on baseballs biggest stage bares no shame for the Rockies. .mHQYb .mlb-header__login-menu{background:#ffffff;border-top:solid 4px #002867;box-shadow:0 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2);box-shadow:6px 6px 15px -3px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);left:-99em;opacity:0;padding:10px;position:absolute;right:0;-webkit-transition:opacity 1ms ease 1ms;transition:opacity 1ms ease 1ms;width:160px;z-index:99992;}/*!sc*/ If youre seated out past the left field fence, get your glove ready in sections 151, 152, 153, 154, and 155. [40] Then, one week later on February 27, the Colorado Avalanche lost to the Detroit Red Wings 53[39] as part of the 2016 NHL Stadium Series. .hspSPq svg{padding-top:1px;vertical-align:top;fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ The field also contains several Daktronics ribbon displays, totaling approximately 833 feet (254m) in length. .mHQYb .p-search__input--icon{position:absolute;top:0.75rem;right:1rem;}/*!sc*/ We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. We all started checking our iPads to see how far it went.. But I saw Macs homer the other day. So I was happy that it did, and happy to add on more runs.. Statcast is a tracking technology that allows for the collection and analysis of baseball data. main{display:block;}/*!sc*/ Colorado weather: Over 7 inches of snow falls in Denver as storm continues Wednesday morning, Colorado's major ski resorts could get a foot or more of snow this week, University leaders admit to misstep in Islamophobia controversy as adjunct professor files lawsuit, Winter storm warning issued for metro Denver, northeast plains ahead of significant storm, The Embrace Martin Luther King Jr. Boston memorial causes a stir, Duluth Boy Scout has slept outside for 1,000 days and counting, NYPD captain forced out after collecting about $60K for hours he never worked, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. The Rockies definitely have a hitters ballpark, offering a well-balanced home run target from left to right field. fieldset{padding:0.35em 0.75em 0.625em;}/*!sc*/ The same design was incorporated into Coors Field, and is located in deep center field up high. .mHQYb header.mlb-header{width:100%;font-family:'proxima-nova','mlb-primary','Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica','Arial',sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:15px;color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ It was found that baseballs stored in damper air are softer and therefore less elastic to the impact of the bat. Any baseball hit thats significantly greater than 500 feet has to be aided by something a lot, either aided by an especially bouncing ball, wind, low air density, or a combination of all those.. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-item[aria-expanded='true'] .header__nav-side__nav-item__subnav-arrow{opacity:0;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item:hover{background-color:#057AFF;}}/*!sc*/ [type="search"]{-webkit-appearance:textfield;outline-offset:-2px;}/*!sc*/ I was on my iPad, refreshing, refreshing, refreshing, Hilliard said. Cron (Rockies) off RHP Keynan Middleton (D-backs) on Sept. 9, 2022 1-T. 504 feet -- Giancarlo Stanton (Marlins) off RHP Chad Bettis (Rockies) on Aug. 6, 2016 2. What happens if Broncos, Sean Payton find common ground in Tuesday interview? If you need help or are having issues with your commenting account, please email us at memberservices@denverpost.com. Coors Field has an extensive selection of food items. .mHQYb .p-search-item__container--sm{font-size:12px;height:30px;min-width:150px;}/*!sc*/ But for a brief period, the longest LoDo dinger was thought to belong to Trevor Story, who hit a homer in 2018 that was initially estimated at 505 feet before official measurements recalculated it at 487. window.appId = '' Reserve Level Outfield is the highest tier of outfield seating on the right field side of Coors Field. .eJdqRG a{color:#057AFF;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:auto;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-flex-wrap:wrap;-ms-flex-wrap:wrap;flex-wrap:wrap;position:relative;z-index:99993;padding:0 14px;background-color:#041e42;box-shadow:1px 0 5px #000000;}/*!sc*/ .drUhS path{fill:#000000;}/*!sc*/ Compounded with poor coaching and management decisions, Colorado has gained a bad reputation among the pitching community, and some pitchers have cited their reluctance to play for the Rockies. Base-to-base time: How much time, in seconds, it takes a runner to get from one base to another. Most of my experience thinking about these things is at sea level and its hard to come up with the power to imagine someone hitting it much greater than 500 feet without the aid of either having low air density, which is the Coors Field effect, or an outflowing wind, Nathan says. MLB Advanced Media owns the rights to the highlights. data-styled.g147[id="Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0"]{content:"eJdqRG,"}/*!sc*/ If you take that as an upper limit and you add a 30-degree launch angle, you come up with something around 500 feet. @supports (-moz-appearance:none){.koKsQt .share-button__square,.koKsQt .share-button__email{-webkit-filter:brightness(0%);filter:brightness(0%);}}/*!sc*/ 486 feet -- C.J. .blUWSx .share-button__link{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight .header__nav-top__nav-item__text{color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .mlb-header--inner{margin:auto;max-width:none;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top__nav-items{display:none;}/*!sc*/ button::-moz-focus-inner,[type="button"]::-moz-focus-inner,[type="reset"]::-moz-focus-inner,[type="submit"]::-moz-focus-inner{border-style:none;padding:0;}/*!sc*/ Its a simple question with a muddied answer. Two other How about Barry Bonds, Larry Walker, Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Piazza, Andres Galarraga and Trevor Story, all of whom have launched tape-measure moonshots at Coors Field. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Theyre the ones you catch 100%. body.article .ad-top-container{background-color:#f3f3f3;padding:8px 0;min-height:66px;}/*!sc*/ Perhaps not surprisingly, Stanton also previously had the second-longest homer during that time period at Coors Field, a 484-foot homer on June 5, 2015. Five-hundred and eighty-two feet! McMahon didnt see where his Ruthian homer landed until he saw it on video after the game, but he knew that hed done something special. It includes 63 luxury suites and 4,526 club seats. Cron's home run was one foot shorter than a 505-footer hit by Nomar Mazara (then with the Rangers) on June 21, 2019, the longest tracked by Statcast. Nomo's first no-hitter at Coors Field is of special note due to the park's overwhelming hitter-friendly reputation (before the usage of the humidors, even), it being the only one thrown there through the 2020 season, as well as Nomo pitching for the visiting team; while still a fairly new park at the time, the Rockies started out in the similarly elevated Mile High Stadium and would naturally be more accustomed to Coors Field's nuances such as the larger fielding area as it is their home field. Turns out, the ball did not hit the truck, and while the early advantage wasnt safe, Colorado was fine, pulling out a 13-10 walk-off win. Additionally, notable relief pitchers such as Jake McGee and Wade Davis are cited to have suffered significant drop-offs due to playing at higher altitudes. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item .icon__nav-item{margin-right:8px;width:18px;height:14px;float:left;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g164[id="Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0"]{content:"jiNMQU,"}/*!sc*/ While most of the seats in Coors Field are dark green, the seats in the 20th row of the upper deck are purple to mark the elevation of one mile (5280 ft; 1,609 m) above sea level. Behind the center field wall is a landscape decoration that reflects the typical environment of the Rocky Mountains. Colorados current cast of star sluggers includes youngster Nolan Arenado and big swinger Carlos Gonzalez, who hit a combined 66 hasta-la-vistas last year. Since its introduction, the number of home runs at Coors Field has decreased and is now nearly the same as other parks. data-styled.g20[id="imagestyle__ImageWrapper-sc-xw1tzz-0"]{content:"evGxub,"}/*!sc*/ Rumors circulated that these fossils included a 7-foot-long (2.1m) 1,000-pound (450kg) triceratops skull. Officially, Stantons 504-foot homer on Aug. 6, 2016, against Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis stands as the longest homer in Coors Field history. Strangely, it wasnt the most unusual aspect of the evening. Here are the longest homers at Coors Field since the advent of Statcast in 2015: 1-T. 504 feet -- C.J. .ebrWqN{box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;background-color:#f3f3f3;border-radius:50%;-webkit-border-radius:50%;}/*!sc*/ Fans sitting in the first-base and right-field areas are treated to a spectacular view of the Rocky Mountains. .hUHmCp{margin-top:24px;background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ [hidden]{display:none;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item__link .icon__nav-item{margin-right:5px;width:10px;height:15px;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;}/*!sc*/ Great players? body.article{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.5;}/*!sc*/ [22], On April 23, 2013, Rockies and Braves played in the coldest game since MLB began tracking game time temperature in 1991, at 23F (5C). .groqnz .ad-body-container .ad-body-inner-container::before{color:#dddddd;content:"ADVERTISEMENT";display:block;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:0.694rem;line-height:13px;position:absolute;top:17px;text-align:center;width:100%;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-closed .header__nav-top__nav-container .header__subnav{display:none;pointer-events:none;}/*!sc*/ [19], Coors Field twice broke the major league record for home runs hit in a ballpark in one season. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav ::-webkit-scrollbar{width:0px;}/*!sc*/ .hUHmCp > article > aside{display:none;}/*!sc*/ In reality, the fossil fragments discovered were quite small, and are now housed at the Museum of Science and Nature. The ball does slip more easily through the thin air allowing for longer hits. For all of the anticipation and hype that surrounded the long-awaited participation of two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani as well as distance king Joey Gallo in their first Home Run Derbies and at mile-high Coors Field, no less it was easy to overlook the one contestant in the field whod done this before. .eJdqRG a:hover{color:#0048AB;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__content,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams{padding:8px;}/*!sc*/ The annual home run figure dropped noticeably in 2002, and has dropped below 200 starting in 2005. Its hard to see how that could happen, except if its either aided by the wind or low air density like you have in Denver.. Mickey Mantle is believed to have hit a home run 565 feet in 1953, with original estimates putting it at an astounding 734 feetalthough that distance has been widely Thats what its like. .mHQYb .p-search-item{display:block;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'mlb-primary','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica','Arial', sans-serif;}/*!sc*/ Center field and right data-styled.g165[id="Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1"]{content:"fvEQJr,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button{background:none;border:none;padding:0 16px 0 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}/*!sc*/ Pitch velocity: How hard, in miles per hour, a pitch is thrown. During the Home Run Derby, there will probably be a number of shots over 500 feet, certainly many close to 500 feet is my guess, Nathan said. 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I mean, if 505 is on the bobblehead, it has to be true, right? he said with a laugh. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .account--logged-in.active::after{background:#057AFF;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline--no-sponsor{margin-right:0;}/*!sc*/ Coors Field also hosted three outdoor ice hockey games in February 2016. The Blue Moon Brewery at The Sandlot is a microbrewery/restaurant that is behind the right-field stands, with an entrance from Coors Field, and from Blake Street. Giancarlo Stanton also hit a 504-foot homer here on Aug. 6, 2016, when he was with the Marlins. 487 feet -- Trevor Story (Rockies) off LHP Andrew Suarez (Giants) on Sept. 5, 2018, 8T. @media screen and (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner:hover a,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner:hover span{color:#ffffff;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner:hover .p-icon *{fill:#ffffff;}}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-medium.woff2') format('woff2'), url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-medium.woff') format('woff');font-weight:500;font-style:normal;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__list:focus{outline:0;}/*!sc*/ Just to signify it, and thats how they could measure it.. With a 444-foot homer and a 486-foot homer on Thursday, the average home run distance at Coors Field went up to 420.3 feet, by far the highest average home run distance at an MLB stadium this season. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side{display:none;-webkit-align-items:stretch;-webkit-box-align:stretch;-ms-flex-align:stretch;align-items:stretch;width:100%;height:calc(100vh - 56px);position:relative;overflow:hidden;z-index:99992;top:0;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos{width:100%;-webkit-order:-1;-ms-flex-order:-1;order:-1;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-container{-webkit-order:0;-ms-flex-order:0;order:0;-webkit-flex-basis:80%;-ms-flex-preferred-size:80%;flex-basis:80%;}}/*!sc*/ Field since the advent of Statcast in 2015: 1-T. 504 feet C.J... Story ( Rockies ) off LHP Andrew Suarez ( Giants ) on Sept. 5, 2018, 8T or available. Number of home runs hit this season, three have been at Field... 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