Alex McGarry hit a bunch of home runs in 2022. He hit 27 of them between his stops in High-A Dayton (16), Double-A Chattanooga (11), but he went homerless in eight games with Triple-A Louisville at the end of the year. McGarry wasn’t homerless for Louisville entering the game on Saturday, having homered on April 8th against Indianapolis. He homered again on Saturday and it probably should have counted for two.
As soon as he swung you knew it was gone. The question was just how far it would go. And it went far. The ball hit the roof of the building beyond the outfield wall and then bounced over it and onto the street below. A random guy got a souvenir our of it and somehow a picture of it was relayed to the Toledo Mud Hens broadcast crew.
Hawkeye is now installed in all Triple-A stadiums. That’s the system that MLB uses to provide all of the Statcast data. Hawkeye estimated the ball went 434 feet and came off of the bat at 111.4 MPH. Both of those feel like they were underestimated because I have eyes and saw the video.
Chuckie Robinson’s Hit Streak Continues
Alex McGarry wasn’t the only Louisville Bat to homer on Saturday. Chuckie Robinson also homered on the day. It was his second homer of the season. He also up a single, double, and a walk on the day. He’s not riding a 9-game hitting streak after going hitless in his season debut.
To say that he’s out to a hot start would be an understatement. Robinson is 15-35 in 10 games. That’s a .429 average. But he’s also picked up three walks while striking out just three times. That’s helped him post a .487 on-base percentage. And he’s been hitting the ball hard, and with plenty of power, too. Robinson has three doubles and two home runs, giving him a .686 slugging percentage. 10 games and a 1.173 OPS is getting it done, folks.
Carlos Jorge’s Hot Start in Daytona
Entering the year one of the more exciting prospects to follow early in the year was Carlos Jorge. He’s been among the best hitters in both of the leagues he’s played in since signing with the Reds in January of 2021. The second baseman is on a loaded Daytona Tortugas team and there are more than a few guys that are putting up some outstanding numbers in Florida. On Saturday night it was Jorge padding his stats, going 2-4 with a walk, triple, and a home run.
The 19-year-old has been an extra-base hit machine in his career and so far that’s carried forward in the Florida State League. Carlos Jorge has played in seven games so far this season and he’s hitting .333/.478/.778 with four extra-base hits, four walks, and just four strikeouts.