Giancarlo Stanton grew up in the San Fernando Valley not far from Dodger Stadium. In the first inning Tuesday, the Miami Marlins slugger hit a baseball practically halfway to his alma mater, Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks.
Stanton clobbered an 85-mph cut fastball from Dodgers pitcher Mike Bolsinger that hit the roof of the overhang covering the left field bleachers an estimated 478 feet from home plate.
Here’s a close-up shot of the ball landing on the roof:
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According to ESPN’s online Home Run Tracker, it was the longest home run hit this season.