Padres outfielder Franchy Cordero etched his name into the record books on Friday night.
Cordero came to the plate in the fourth inning of the team’s game against the Diamondbacks, and he blasted a pitch from Matt Koch off the scoreboard.
Franchy Cordero tried to hit this one into oblivion. 489 feet later, he pretty much did. pic.twitter.com/WGthlTgBgU
— MLB (@MLB) April 21, 2018
The home run traveled 489 feet, and was the longest home run hit this season. It also traveled at a ridiculous 116.9 mph. Not only that, it was the longest home run hit by a Padres player since Statcast was introduced in 2015.
Franchy Cordero has hit a 489-foot home run all the way up the scoreboard in Arizona. 116.3 mph off the bat. It's the longest homer in MLB this season. It's the #Padres' longest since #Statcast's intro in 2015. It's the 10th-longest home run hit by anyone since 2015. pic.twitter.com/HLxEHy8OiI
— David Adler (@_dadler) April 21, 2018
Cordero has a lot of pop for an outfielder. That blast was a moon shot.
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