Has anyone ever hit a homerun from both sides?

Eddie Murray built his Hall of Fame career on consistency. But the slugging first baseman also had the ability to change a game with one swing of the bat. Or sometimes, two swings. On June 9, 1990, the switch-hitting Murray homered from both sides of the plate as his Dodgers defeated the Padres 5-4 in 11 innings.
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Has anyone hit 2 homeruns in one inning?

Fifty-nine different players have hit two home runs in an inning of a Major League Baseball (MLB) game to date, the most recent being Gleyber Torres of the New York Yankees on September 21, 2022.
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Has anyone hit 4 hr in a game?

Shawn Green (left) was one of two players to hit four home runs in a game in May 2002. Green also hit a double and a single in the game for 19 total bases, an MLB record. J. D. Martinez (right) is the most recent MLB player to hit four home runs in a game.
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Has there ever been 4 straight home runs?

June 8, 1961: Milwaukee Braves belt a record four consecutive home runs in one inning.
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Has anyone hit 7 home runs in a game?

"The White Sox hit seven home runs during Saturday's game against the Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field, and made dubious history in the process. Those seven long balls, all amazingly of the solo variety, were not enough to prevent a 10-8 loss.
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Switch Hitters Homering from Both Sides in a Game



Has there ever been a 2 pitch inning?

It's a pretty rare feat. But ... have you ever seen a two-pitch inning? As in, a pitcher only needs two pitches to record a clean inning of work? If you watched the Rome Braves' win over the West Virginia Power on Friday night, you did.
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What is the longest home run ever?

What is the longest home run of all time? Here is the longest verified home run in professional baseball history! In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball an astonishing 582 FEET! The media could not be played.
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What is the shortest home run ever?

Playing for a minor league team called the Minnesota Millers back in 1900, Andy Oyler hit the shortest home run in the history of the entire world. The home run traveled only 24 inches—that's right, two feet!
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Has there ever been a 500 foot home run?

Stanton belted the first 500-foot homer in Statcast™ history by extending way up the Coors Field bleachers in the left-center power gap. It took a Stanton-ian combination of a 115.8-mph exit velocity and a very low 18-degree launch angle for Stanton to reach that part of the park.
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What is the hardest hit home run ever?

Below is a quick look at the top 19 -- including the postseason -- as well as the best of the non-Stanton/Judge group.
  • 1) Stanton: 121.7 mph. Date: Aug. ...
  • 2) Stanton: 121.3 mph. ...
  • 3) Judge: 121.1 mph. ...
  • 4) Stanton: 119.8 mph. ...
  • 5) Kyle Schwarber: 119.7 mph. ...
  • 6) Manny Machado: 119.6 mph. ...
  • 7) Judge: 119.4 mph. ...
  • 8) Stanton: 119.3 mph.
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Has anyone ever hit a 600 foot home run?

Then look up Joey Meyer's home run from 1987; it went nearly 600 feet into the upper level.
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Has a player ever hit 2 grand slams in one game?

Fernando Tatis got his 15 minutes of fame and then some Friday night when he clubbed two grand slams off Los Angeles starter Chan Ho Park.
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What is the longest no hit game?

This record is now 118 years old

Cy Young -- yeah, that guy. On this day 118 years ago, Young gave up his first base hit in over two weeks, snapping a streak of 24 consecutive hitless innings that, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, remains unchallenged as the Major League record.
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Has a rookie ever hit 3 homeruns in a game?

Suwinski became the first rookie in major league history to have a three-homer game that included a walk-off home run, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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Has anyone ever had 3 hits in one inning?

Boston sent 23 batters to the plate, and 20-year-old rookie Gene Stephens -- who had a . 591 OPS for the season -- set a modern record with three hits in the same inning.
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Who hit 5 home runs in one day?

But for one day in 1954, Musial hit home runs at a clip no one had ever seen. On May 2, 1954, Musial became the first player in history to hit five home runs in a single day.
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What is the fastest pitch thrown?

Fastest pitch ever thrown

As a result, Aroldis Chapman is credited with throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history. On Sept. 24, 2010, Chapman made MLB history. Then a rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, the fireballer unleashed a fastball clocked at 105.1 mph by PITCH/fx.
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Who is the real home run king?

Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762. He passed Hank Aaron, who hit 755, on August 7, 2007. The only other players to have hit 700 or more are Babe Ruth with 714 and Albert Pujols with 703.
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Has there ever been 5 home runs in one inning?

Astros tie MLB record with 5 home runs in 1 inning, all off Red Sox's Nathan Eovaldi. The Houston Astros exploded on Tuesday with five home runs in the second inning off Boston Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi.
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What is a three pitch inning called?

One such rarity is the immaculate inning. You've probably heard of it -- an immaculate inning is when a pitcher strikes out all three batters in an inning, on three pitches each. The immaculate inning used to be very rare -- there were none from 1929-52.
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Who is the oldest player to hit a homerun?

Shortly thereafter, it was discovered that Jud Wilson was actually the oldest player to homer in a major-league game. Wilson hit a home run for the Homestead Grays on September 23, 1945, at the age of 49 years, 206 days.
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What is the 2023 shift rule?

The shift. The new rule: At the time a pitch is thrown, all four infielders are required to be on the infield dirt (or infield grass) with two on each side of second base. Players will be able to move as soon as the ball leaves the pitcher's hand.
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Who threw the first 100 mph pitch?

When was the first 100 mph pitch in the MLB? The first 100 MPH pitch in the MLB was Nolan Ryan's 1974 fastball clocked at 100.9 MPH. However, today's pitchers use a variety of methods to measure their pitches' speed, including radar guns and video footage.
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Who is considered the best baseball player ever?

Willie Mays

Not only did Mays rack up astounding totals at the plate—including 3,283 hits, 660 home runs, and 1,903 runs batted in—but his outstanding play in the outfield produced 12 consecutive Gold Glove Awards (1957–68) and led many observers to call him the greatest all-around player the game has ever seen.
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What was Barry Bonds farthest home run?

During his run at the 700 career home runs, Barry Bonds hit a pair of bombs in the same game to make a run at Sosa with a 467-foot shot and a 462-foot shot for numbers 695 and 696 of his career.
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