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CJ Abrams Baffles MLB World by Hitting Home Run Off Absurdly High Pitch

CJ Abrams hits a home run off Giants starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong on Tuesday at Nationals Park. | MASN

Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams showed Tuesday that no pitch—no matter the location—is safe when he's up at the plate.

In the second inning of Washington's matchup against the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park, Abrams mashed a 1–2 pitch from starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong 387 feet into the right field bleachers for a three-run homer, his 17th of the year.

But it was where the pitch was thrown that captured everyone's attention. Per MLB's Sarah Langs, the ball crossed the plate at 4.42 feet above the ground—the highest pitch hit for a home run this season.

In other words, the ball was at the level of Abrams's eyes.

The MLB world was baffled by what they saw Tuesday at Nationals Park:

Just incredible.


This article was originally published on www.si.com as CJ Abrams Baffles MLB World by Hitting Home Run Off Absurdly High Pitch.

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