DENVER, CO – AUGUST 5: Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the Miami Marlins runs out a first inning RBI double against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on August 5, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
MLBBy Matt Clapp on

Giancarlo Stanton + Coors Field = A match made in heaven. The best power hitter in the game in a stadium where baseballs fly like they do nowhere else in the majors.

Unfortunately, we only get to see it a few times a year, and it figures to stay that way for a long time with Stanton signed to a deal that will keep him a Miami Marlin through at least 2027 (barring a trade, of course).

Well, on Saturday night, we caught a glimpse of what we would probably see regularly if Stanton played for the Colorado Rockies.

Watch Stanton hit a homer estimated at 504 feet by Statcast, making it the first 500-foot homer ever at Coors Field:

First of all, I find it hard to believe that’s truly the first 500-foot homer ever at Coors, and it’s possible this is just the first time one has ever been tracked at that distance at Coors. Either way, what a shot. And if Stanton played his home games there, we’d probably see several 500-footers a year. This is what he does, and it’s amazing to watch.

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Matt is an editor at The Comeback. He attended Colorado State University, wishes he was Saved by the Bell's Zack Morris, and idolizes Larry David. And loves pizza and dogs because obviously.

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