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Leandro Cedeño hit a home run measured at 527 feet (161 m) in the minor leagues. [21] Giancarlo Stanton recorded the hardest hit batted ball, with a ground ball with a recorded 123.9-mile-per-hour (199.4 km/h) exit velocity, [22] and the then longest distance for a home run, at 504 feet (154 m), measured by Statcast. [23]
Milos Raonic with a 235 km/h (146.0 mph) second serve in the second round of the 2017 Australian Open in Melbourne and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard with a 235 km/h (146.0 mph) second serve in the first round of the 2024 BOSS Open in Stuttgart, holds the record for the fastest second serve ever recorded. [7] [8] [note 1]
That was the hardest-hit ball anywhere in Major League Baseball so far this season. ... Since Statcast was introduced in 2015, there have only been 20 balls that were hit at 120 mph or harder ...
On August 24, 2022, Cruz hit the hardest-hit ball since the advent of Statcast against Atlanta Braves pitcher Kyle Wright. The ball was recorded at 122.4 miles per hour (197.0 km/h). The ball was recorded at 122.4 miles per hour (197.0 km/h).
His hardest hit ball in that May 9 game traveled 118.8 mph for an RBI double. It was the hardest-hit ball in Triple A or MLB this year. Elly De La Cruz drills an RBI double 118.8 mph 🔥 ...
“And G, how hard he hit that ball… amazing,’’ Soto said of Stanton. “You don’t see guys hitting balls 120 (mph) every day.’’ Carlos Rodon bounces back from rough Baltimore start
Batters found the combination of extreme velocity and lack of control intimidating. Oriole Paul Blair stated that "He threw the hardest I ever saw. He was the wildest I ever saw". [12] [13] During a typical season in 1960, while pitching in the California League, Dalkowski struck out 262 batters and walked 262 in 170 innings. [3]
It gave the Angels a 7-4 lead and was one of the hardest hit balls in MLB this season. Per Statcast , the 114.6 mph exit velocity rates as the 15th-hardest home run of the season.