The Tampa Bay Rays have MLB’s best record (entered play on Thursday at 14-4), but found themselves trailing the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 in the ninth inning on Thursday night.
That was until Avisail Garcia launched a ridiculous dinger to center field to tie the game. The ball landed all the way up on a catwalk at Tropicana Field, very high in the air and far beyond the wall.
Statcast measured the homer at 447 feet (which even feels short) with a 112.8-mph exit velocity.
You hit it to the catwalk, you can toss your bat. 😱 pic.twitter.com/SXEINtZvGG
— MLB (@MLB) April 19, 2019
Avisail Garcia (8) off RHP Mychal Givens (2) – 112.8 mph, 27 degrees (447 ft Home Run)
96 mph Four-Seamer#Orioles @ #Rays (B9) pic.twitter.com/OcMv8D2MnZ— MLBBarrelAlert (@MLBBarrelAlert) April 19, 2019
Nice bat toss as well.
https://twitter.com/sung_minkim/status/1119069032991223808
Update: Unfortunately for Garcia, his amazing homer came in a loss. The Orioles won 6-5 in 11 innings.
