Jarred Kelenic on Wednesday did his best impression of Sammy Sosa at Wrigley Field.
The Seattle Mariners left fielder obliterated a fastball down the middle from Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Julian Merryweather for a solo home run in the eighth inning to put Seattle up 5-1.
This one went to the second level of the bleachers in dead center field.
Jarred Kelenic just hit one where very few have before. 😳 pic.twitter.com/dtd9h3KNot
— MLB (@MLB) April 12, 2023
That was crushed.
The home run had a 31-degree launch angle with a 111.7 mph exit velocity. Its projected distance was 482 feet.
Jarred Kelenic vs Julian Merryweather#SeaUsRise
Home Run (3) 💣
Exit velo: 111.7 mph
Launch angle: 31 deg
Proj. distance: 482 ftNo doubt about that one 🔒
That's a dinger in all 30 MLB ballparksSEA (5) @ CHC (1)
🔺 8th pic.twitter.com/IFRgq4m3dn— Would it dong? (@would_it_dong) April 12, 2023
That home run by Kelenic is the longest recorded home run of the Statcast Era, which goes back to 2015.
https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1646251427327533063
Not too many players have put a ball into the second deck of the outfield bleachers in center at Wrigley.
Kelenic went back-to-back with Teoscar Hernandez on that home run. The 23-year-old has now homered in three straight games.
