Byron Buxton’s 466-foot homer Thursday afternoon is the longest home run of the season by the Minnesota Twins. The suddenly red hot Buxton hit the moon shot off Boston’s Justin Garza in the bottom of the first inning.
BYRON BUXTON 466 FEET pic.twitter.com/ByQi9zUUpp
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 22, 2023
According to Statcast, the ball left his bat at 112.2 mph and would’ve been gone in all 30 MLB ballparks. The tweet below provides a great visual of how far the ball would’ve traveled had it not been obstructed by the third deck at Target Field.
Byron Buxton vs Justin Garza#MNTwins
Home Run (12) 💣
Exit velo: 112.2 mph
Launch angle: 28 deg
Proj. distance: 466 ftNo doubt about that one 🔒
That's a dinger in all 30 MLB ballparksBOS (0) @ MIN (2)
🔻 1st pic.twitter.com/vbtLBQHGZr— Would it dong? (@would_it_dong) June 22, 2023
In his next at-bat, Buxton blasted another mammoth shot, this one going 465 feet.
Byron Buxton breakout game ✅😳@OfficialBuck103 || #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/UKPx4ilbLO
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) June 22, 2023
At 466 feet, it’s the second longest homer of Buxton’s career, just a few feet shy of the 469-foot walk-off homer he hit off Chicago’s Liam Hendricks on April 24, 2022.
Buxton’s blast came minutes after Carlos Correa put a charge into a ball for his 10th homer of the season. His long ball was projected at 418 feet and left his bat at 105.5 mph.
CARLOS CORREA NO-DOUBTER 🧨#MNTWINS x #DIRTYWATER pic.twitter.com/mnLEmNtD1L
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) June 22, 2023
