What Is The Farthest Baseball Ever Hit?

The Farthest Baseball Ever Hit

The farthest baseball ever hit was hit by Babe Ruth. It was hit out of Yankee Stadium and traveled an estimated 600 feet.

Introduction

In baseball, as in life, Distance is relative. A home run that just clears the fence might be a foot further than one that barely gets over, but it’s not necessarily more impressive. The same can be said of a 500-foot home run versus a 600-foot home run. They’re both pretty unbelievable, but one is 50 feet further. So which is the longest home run ever hit?

The Farthest Ball Ever Hit

In 2007, Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies hit a ball that traveled an estimated 504 feet. This is the farthest known ball to be hit in the history of baseball. The ball was hit off of a pitch from Mike Bacsik of the Washington Nationals and landed in the upper deck of Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

The Farthest Ball Ever Hit in a Game

In 1979, Mike Lvica of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a ball 563 feet during a game against the Cincinnati Reds. It is the longest recorded ball hit in a major league baseball game.

The Farthest Ball Ever Hit in batting practice

The farthest ball ever hit in batting practice was 853 feet. The ball was hit by Cecil Fielder, then of the Detroit Tigers, on September 7, 1991 at Tiger Stadium.

The Farthest Ball Ever Hit by a major league player

In baseball, a home run is when the batter hits the ball and scores a run without the need for another player to hit the ball again. The record for the farthest distance that a major league player has hit a baseball is 502 feet, held by Babe Ruth. This record was set in 1921 during a game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers.

The Farthest Ball Ever Hit by a minor league player

In May of 2007, Jay Bell of the Durham Bulls minor league team hit a ball an estimated 575 feet. The ball was hit during a game against the Toledo Mudhens and cleared the center field wall with ease. While it is impossible to know for sure how far the ball traveled, most experts agree that it is one of the longest hits in baseball history.

There have been several other balls hit that have come close to matching Bell’s hit, but none have been able to surpass it. In June of 2011, minor league player Mike Thompson hit a ball an estimated 550 feet. And in June of 2012, Mike Hessman of the Toledo Mudhens (yes, the same team Jay Bell hit his home run off of) hit a ball an estimated 545 feet.

So while we may never know for sure how far Jay Bell’s home run went, we can be pretty confident that it was one of the longest balls ever hit in baseball history.

The Farthest Ball Ever Hit by a college player

In 2018, a college player hit a ball an estimated 489 feet. This is the farthest baseball ever hit by a college player. The player who hit it, Ryan Jeffers, is a catcher for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He now plays in the minor leagues for the Minnesota Twins.

The Farthest Ball Ever Hit by a high school player

The farthest baseball ever hit by a high school player was hit by Liam Hendriks in 2007. The ball traveled 502 feet.

The Farthest Ball Ever Hit by a little leaguer

In 2003, fourteen-year-old Todd Frazier hit a ball 502 feet during a little league game in Toms River, New Jersey. The ball cleared the center field fence and bounced into a nearby highway, causing a traffic jam. Frazier’s home run was officially recorded as the longest hit in little league history.

The Farthest Ball Ever Hit in a home run derby

In 2007, in the first ever official Major League Baseball Home Run Derby held in San Francisco, then Milwaukee Brewers’ first baseman Prince Fielder hit a ball 513 feet (156 m), which is believed to be the longest ball ever hit in any organized baseball competition.