Ronald Acuna hits 495-foot homer, longest in majors this season
Ronald Acuna was responsible for the longest home run in the majors this season.
The Braves' All-Star outfielder crushed Chris Mazza’s hanging slider 495 feet to start Friday’s game against the Red Sox. It was Acuna’s 19th career lead-off homer and put the Braves up, 1-0. Acuna, of course, had an appropriate bat flip to go with the mammoth shot, which left the bat at 113 mph.
Acuna’s homer was the longest of his career, longest in Truist Park history and longest homer in the 2020 season. It was also the longest homer by a Braves player recorded by Statcast (since 2015). It was tied for the fifth-longest homer by any player during that span, according to MLB stat expert Sarah Langs.
The Braves have already clinched the National League East and need one more win, or Cubs' loss, to secure the NL’s No. 2 seed. The Braves have three more games remaining in the regular season, including Friday.
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Gabriel Burns is a general assignment reporter and features writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. After four years on the Braves beat, he's expanded his horizons and covers all sports. You'll find him writing about MLB, NFL, NBA, college football and other Atlanta-centric happenings.
