Playing at Tampa Bay’s Tropicana Field is always an adventure thanks to the catwalks and the roof, and on Sunday, Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano showed just how much of an adventure it can be for everyone involved.
Sano became the first player ever to hit the roof of the Trop with a batted ball, with this 210-foot pop-up:
Sano's fly out—the first batted ball to hit the roof at the Trop—struck approx. 210 feet above the playing surface. pic.twitter.com/qpGNsM0AgB
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) August 7, 2016
Rays third baseman Evan Longoria was able to stay with the ball despite it hitting the roof, and made the catch for an out.
Sano also homered twice in this game, but it ended up being a sky-high (or, roof-high) pop fly that was the most incredible thing he did at the plate.
[MLB.com]