Watch: Mariners' Cruz hits longest HR in Tropicana Field history
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482 FEET!@ncboomstick23 just obliterated this baseball. #Crushed pic.twitter.com/gdwjkuLtle
— MLB (@MLB) August 19, 2017
That's what you call a Cruz missile!
Seattle Mariners designated hitter Nelson Cruz annihilated a Brad Boxberger fastball in the top of the ninth inning of Friday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. It was his 30th long ball of the season.
At 482 feet, it's the longest home run ever hit at Tropicana Field, according to the Tampa Bay Times' Marc Topkin. The previous record holder was Vinny Castilla, who smacked a 478-foot bomb back in 2001.
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