With one swing of the bat, Miami Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez found his way onto one of the more exciting MLB offensive leaderboards.
In the bottom of the sixth inning of the Marlins' series opener against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday at loanDepot Park, Sanchez clobbered a Jakob Junis changeup deep into the right-center field seats. It was measured at 480 feet—the longest home run of the 2024 MLB season.
Oh Jesus Sanchez got ALL of it! #MarlinsBeisbol pic.twitter.com/hm5SpTgDft
— Bally Sports Florida & Bally Sports Sun (@BallySportsFL) August 6, 2024
Sanchez's blast was his 13th homer of the season, just one short of his career high of 14 that he's reached twice in his career in 2021 and '23. The dinger was the 11th homer of the 2024 MLB campaign to be measured over 470 feet.
Longest Home Runs of the 2024 MLB Season
Sanchez's homer was one of the only bright spots in the Marlins' 10–3 loss on Monday night. The Marlins and Reds will run it back Tuesday for the second game of a four-game series at loanDepot Park.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Marlins' Jesús Sánchez Clobbers the Longest Homer of 2024 MLB Season.
