Reds Minor Leagues: Longest Homers of the Month

It’s not the end of the month, but it has been a month since we last checked in on the longest home runs hit by players on the farm system. And really, I didn’t want to wait until next week to “catch up” on the end of the month that still wouldn’t really be the end of the month.

I track the distance of the home runs in three ways: The Trackman system at the ballpark, the Hawkeye system at the ballpark, and with the use of video replay and google maps measurement tool. Each system has some limitation to it (and we will get to that below with a good example). Over the past handful of years I’ve been doing this kind of tracking, and generally speaking, the systems are usually within 5-10 feet of each other. This year, at least as of now, I am not getting any information on home runs from the complex levels, so we’re going to be missing all of those home runs for the time being.

The Longest home Runs from May 24-June 20th

1. Ruben Ibarra – 451 Feet (Trackman)

It took a while for it to register, but @daytonatortugas 1B Ruben Ibarra hit a ??????? two-run homer in game two of Saturday's doubleheader.

The 451-foot ??? by Ruben was his 4th of the year. He is hitting .325 (13-40) in 13 games during May with a 1.141 OPS. #RedsMiLB pic.twitter.com/uz0yVAqxPo

— Justin Rocke (@JustinRocke) May 29, 2022

2. Rece Hinds – 446 Feet (Trackman)

3. Ivan Johnson – 441 Feet (Trackman)

4. Justice Thompson – 434 Feet (Trackman)

5. Elly De La Cruz – 430 Feet (Trackman)

The Top 25 Homers from the last month

(Editors Note: I am missing data on 11 of the 84 home runs hit in this span by players in the full season leagues. Most of them are from Chattanooga where the camera operators often struggle to find the baseball and instead choose to zoom in tight on the outfielders staring over the wall)

Top 10 Home Runs on the Season