Anthony Rizzo had a night to remember on Tuesday as he slugged his first career three home run game.
While nobody can take away from his big night and his Major League-leading eight home runs on the season, there is no doubt that Rizzo benefited from some home field advantage.
Rizzo went 3-for-4 with a walk, four runs scored, and 6 RBIs on his three home runs in the Yankees’ 12-8 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
Rizzo’s first home run was a 3-run shot that traveled just an estimated 345 feet and would have been out only at Yankee Stadium.
This Anthony Rizzo 345-foot shot would’ve been a home run in just one MLB park: Yankee Stadium.
(via @Yankees)pic.twitter.com/JyrVC2uGqo
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) April 27, 2022
Rizzo’s second home run went deeper into the seats in right field. But then his third home run was a total laugher.
This ball was popped up and carried down the right field line where it landed about a foot over the 314-foot marker.
Anthony Rizzo's third bomb of the
night had an expected batting
average (×BA) of .010 🤣 pic.twitter.com/FudcmbLKK5— Kelvin (@AROLDlSCHAPMAN) April 27, 2022
To put that in perspective: a ball hit with that angle, speed and trajectory has an expected batting average of just .010. Had Rizzo been playing at another park on Tuesday, he quite likely would have been 1-for-4 with just one home run.
But, credit to him: that’s why you go play at Yankee Stadium if you’re a lefthanded power hitter.
