WATCH: Marlins' Jesús Sánchez hits longest home run of 2024 MLB season vs. Reds
WATCH: Marlins' Jesús Sánchez hits longest home run of 2024 MLB season vs. Reds
Sánchez's blast was estimated to have traveled 480 feet
By R.J. Anderson • 1 min readMiami Marlins outfielder Jesús Sánchez delivered the longest home run of the 2024 Major League Baseball season on Monday night, launching a 480-foot blast against Jakob Junis of the Cincinnati Reds (GameTracker).
Here's a look Sánchez's home run in all its moving picture glory:
480! pic.twitter.com/PGL2xdHlH1
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) August 6, 2024
Sánchez, 26, entered the night hitting .241/.289/.407 (90 OPS+) with 12 home runs and 41 runs batted in over the course of his first 102 games. For his career, he's batted .235/.301/.426 (97 OPS+) with 53 home runs in 399 big-league games.
Coming into Monday night, the longest home run of the season had been hit by a former Marlin, as Jorge Soler (now a member of the Atlanta Braves but then with the San Francisco Giants) cranked a 478-footer against the Colorado Rockies on July 21. Here's an updated list of the five longest home runs hit this season: