Reds Minor Leagues: Longest Homers of the Week

We’re actually going to be looking in on the longest of the home runs every two weeks this season, but the series title just works better this way so I’m sticking with it. Since our last look there were 56 home runs hit by players in the minor leagues. We’ve got data on all but four of them. Hopefully I will be able to track that down and update the list if needed.

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 5 Home Runs from the last two weeks:

1. TJ Hopkins: 468 Feet – April 25th

This has been the longest home run of the season on the farm that I’ve been able to track, and by a wide margin. Hopkins has some real pop in his bat and you’ll see more of it a little further down the list.

2. Christian Encarnacion-Strand: 452 Feet – May 4th

3. Elly De La Cruz: 439 Feet – May 6th

4. Ruben Ibarra: 436 Feet – April 28th

Tied for 5th: Ruben Ibarra and TJ Hopkins – 425 Feet

TJ Hopkins – May 4th

Ruben Ibarra – May 6th

There were some long home runs in this stretch and and five home runs joined the Top 10 for the longest of the season, including the top two spots.

Here is the list of all of the 400+ foot home runs from the past two weeks:

Here is what the Top 10 looks like on the season: