New York Mets rookie Pete Alonso hit an MLB leading 48th, 49th, and 50th home runs this past week, and all three carried beyond 435 feet.
Pete Alonso’s bid to become the first MLB rookie to lead the majors in home runs went into overdrive this week.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, he hit homers No. 48, 49 and 50 to lead Eugenio Suarez by two with one week to play.
But Alonso didn’t content himself just to hit several home runs. He also doubled down on distance. All three of Alonso’s shots this past week sailed beyond 435 feet.
More from Call to the Pen
- Philadelphia Phillies, ready for a stretch run, bomb St. Louis Cardinals
- Philadelphia Phillies: The 4 players on the franchise’s Mount Rushmore
- Boston Red Sox fans should be upset over Mookie Betts’ comment
- Analyzing the Boston Red Sox trade for Dave Henderson and Spike Owen
- 2023 MLB postseason likely to have a strange look without Yankees, Red Sox, Cardinals
His 48th, off Colorado’s Tim Melville Tuesday, covered 467 feet and was the week’s second-longest.
One night later, facing the Rockies’ Jeff Hoffman, Alonso blasted a 448-footer, the week’s ninth longest.
His 50th, on Friday, was a 437-foot blow off Cincinnati’s Sal Romano.
Only Miguel Sano hit a longer home run than Alonso’s Tuesday shot. That same night, the Twins star issued a 482-foot home run against Chicago White Sox pitcher Ross Detwiler.
Sano’s, clocked off the bat at 113.5 mph, barely missed being the week’s hardest hit. On Monday, Colorado’s Ian Desmond powdered a 435-footer off Steven Matz that was clocked at 113.6 mph.
The average distance of the weeks 25 longest was 445.6 feet.
Here’s the full list of the week’s 25 longest home runs in MLB. The standard of measurement is distance as reported by Statcast. Where there are ties, they are broken by exit velocity.
Batter, team Pitcher, team Distance
1 Miguel Sano, Min Ross Detwiler, CWS 482
2 Pete Alonso, NYM Tim Melville, Col 467
3 Willy Adames, TB Josh Taylor, Bos 462
4 Eugenio Suarez, Cin Zac Gallen, Ari 456
5 Harrison Bader, Stl Ray Black, Mil 455
6 Yordan Alvarez, Hou Lance Lynn, Tex 454
7 Harrison Bader, Stl Chase Anderson, Mil 454
8 Matt Olson, Oak Jorge Lopez, KC 450
9 Pete Alonso, NYM Jeff Hoffman, Col 448
10 Jorge Soler, KC Tanner Roark, Oak 447
11 Sam Hilliard, Col Noah Syndergaard, NYM 447
12 Charlie Blackmon, Col Luis Avilan, NYM 445
13 Ian Happ, Chc Dominic Leone, Stl 443
14 Luis Urias, SD Chi Chi Gonzalez, Col 441
15 Paul DeJong, Stl Craig Kimbrel, Chc 440
16 Christian Walker, Ari Sandy Alcantara, Mia 439
17 Pete Alonso, NYM Sal Romano, Cin 437
18 Abraham Almonte, Ari Sandy Alcantara, Mia 437
19 Ian Desmond, Col Steven Matz, NYM 435
20 Wil Myers, SD Yancy Almonte, Col 435
21 Ryan Cordell, CWS Ryne Harper, Min 434
22 Jonathan Lucroy, Chc Alex McRae, Pit 433
23 Franmil Reyes, Cle Drew VerHagen, Det 433
24 Ryan Braun, Mil Junior Fernandez, Stl 433
25 Marcus Semien. Oak Jonathan Hernandez, Tex 433