Although several changes at Chase Field in recent years — including the addition of a humidor in 2018 — have somewhat suppressed offensive production at this Phoenix ballpark, it’s still played host to some mammoth home runs.
In this list, we’re counting down the 10 longest home runs at Chase Field through the 2022 season. It’s important to note that these home runs are only from 2015 onward, when MLB’s Statcast began to officially track the distance of each MLB home run. This list includes a couple of former Blue Jays, a recent National League MVP and a player who hasn’t hit many career home runs but is known for his tape measure blasts. (All videos appear courtesy of MLB.)
Here’s a look at the 10 longest home runs at Chase Field in Phoenix.
10. David Bote — 469 feet
Chicago Cub David Bote hit a career-high 11 home runs in 2019, including one at Chase Field on April 27 that is the longest of his career so far. The memorable long ball came against Zack Godley, who threw an inside slider that Bote clubbed with an exit velocity of 113.8 mph. The ball traveled 469 feet to the front row of the second deck in left field, where it caromed off a fan’s hands and fell to the first level of seats.
9. Brett Lawrie — 470 feet
The 16 home runs that Brett Lawrie hit in 2015 with Oakland marked the best offensive season of the infielder’s career. One long ball that particularly stands out is Lawrie’s 13th of that year. Hit on August 28 against David Hernandez, the baseball traveled 470 feet to deep left field after leaving Lawrie’s bat with an exit velocity of 110.4 mph. (No video available.)
7 (t). Paul Goldschmidt — 471 feet
Paul Goldschmidt’s 25th home run of 2015, which came on August 26, is the oldest long ball on this list. The slugger launched a John Lackey fastball at an exit velocity of 100.7 mph, sending the baseball 471 feet to the seats in left-center field. The first baseman has hit more than 300 career home runs, but none has traveled farther than this notable one at Chase Field.
7 (t). Edwin Encarnación — 471 feet
Of the 42 home runs that Edwin Encarnación hit in 2016, his long ball in Phoenix on July 20 stands out as one of the most memorable. Encarnación connected with a fastball from Daniel Hudson and sent a towering shot 471 feet to left-center field. The home run had an exit velocity of 112.2 mph and was Encarnación’s 26th of the season.
6. Carlos González — 478 feet
The power numbers of former Rockies outfielder Carlos González were declining by 2017; he hit just 14 home runs that year after a 40-home run season in 2015. Still, the three-time NL All-Star displayed some impressive power during a visit to Chase Field on September 12. González smacked a curveball from David Hernandez 478 feet, sending the ball to the concourse deep in right-center field. The blast, González’s 12th of the season, had an exit velocity of 113.2 mph.
5. Christian Walker — 479 feet
Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker’s first home run of the 2018 season, hit on May 1, is one that he’ll likely remember for a long time. Not only did the home run come against future hall of famer Clayton Kershaw, but it’s also one of the longest blasts at Chase Field in the Statcast era. Walker connected on a high slider, sending the ball into the seats below the Friday’s restaurant in deep left field. The baseball traveled 479 feet and had an exit velocity of 114.4 mph.
4. Jake Lamb — 481 feet
Jake Lamb hit 30 home runs and was an All-Star in 2017, and his longest home run of that season came at Chase Field on April 29. Lamb crushed a pitch from Tyler Anderson 481 feet onto the concourse of the second deck in right-center field. The home run had an exit velocity of 107.7 mph and was Lamb’s fifth of the season.
3. Ketel Marte — 482 feet
Ketel Marte’s 482-foot blast on June 2, 2019 isn’t just the third-longest home run at Chase Field in the Statcast era — it’s also the longest home run of Marte’s career to this point. The second baseman connected with a slider from Steven Matz, driving the baseball onto the concourse behind the seats in left-center field. The home run had an exit velocity of 111.9 mph and was Marte’s 14th long ball of a season in which he hit a career-high 32.
2. Adam Duvall — 483 feet
In 2021, a season in which he spent time with Atlanta and Miami, outfielder Adam Duvall knocked a career-best 38 home runs. The 37th of those blasts was the third-longest home run hit in the majors that season and is currently the longest home run of Duvall’s career. It came on September 20 off a middle-of-the-zone fastball from Taylor Widener. Duvall smashed the baseball with an exit velocity of 110.6 mph and drove it 483 feet to the concourse in left-center field.
1. Franchy Cordero — 489 feet
Even though he’s hit fewer than two dozen home runs in his big league career to date, Franchy Cordero has top-10 home runs at Citizens Bank Park, Petco Park and Chase Field. His record-setting long ball in Arizona came on April 20, 2018, against Matt Koch. Cordero clubbed an inside fastball with a whopping exit velocity of 116.3 mph, sending the ball 489 feet to the home run porch in center field.
The 10 Longest Home Runs at Chase Field are:
1. Franchy Cordero — 489 feet
2. Adam Duvall — 483 feet
3. Ketel Marte — 482 feet
4. Jake Lamb — 481 feet
5. Christian Walker — 479 feet
6. Carlos González — 478 feet
7 (t). Edwin Encarnacón — 471 feet
7 (t). Paul Goldschmidt — 471 feet
9. Brett Lawrie — 470 feet
10. David Bote — 469 feet