Reds Minor Leagues: Longest Homers of the Week

This one is coming a week later than it should have as I simply forgot to publish one last week despite having an alarm set to publish one. The series is actually going every two weeks this season, but this one will be at three weeks. Since the last look we had there have been 123 home runs from the teams in full season. Unfortunately we don’t have data for the guys in the complex leagues.

Home run distances are going to vary in their measurement systems. Triple-A now has Hawkeye installed at each ballpark, so those distances will be from that. In Daytona all of the road ballparks in the league also have Hawkeye so those home runs will also be using that. Sometimes we will get Trackman data from other stadiums, and sometimes I will simply use video review and google maps measurement tool to get those distances.

Here are the Top 6 Home Runs from the last three weeks:

1. Ruben Ibarra: 466 Feet – May 30th

This home run went over the scoreboard. While I don’t have data that goes back more than the last five years, this is the second longest home run that I’ve seen hit in Dayton during a game.

2. Rece Hinds: 458 Feet – June 13th

This was the first home run of the day for Rece Hinds. It wouldn’t be his last one, but you’ll see that one later.

3. Elly De La Cruz: 450 Feet – May 25th

It took us a few days to confirm it, but this ball did not actually make it to Canada. But it was close.

4. Alex McGarry: 450 Feet – June 11th

5. Rece Hinds: 447 Feet – June 11th

6. Rece Hinds: 446 Feet – June 13th

Here’s the list from the last three weeks that went 400+ feet:

Here’s what the Top 10 on the season looks like, and there were several additions from the last few weeks: