While politicians square off on Capitol Hill, battles of a more entertaining kind are taking place just a mile away at Nationals Park. And sometimes, the hitters get the better of the pitchers, resulting in highlight-worthy home runs. The D.C. ballpark tends to have a reputation as a hitter-friendy park, frequently placing among the top 10 parks in Park Factors on Statcast.
In this list, we’re counting down the 10 longest home runs at Nationals Park 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 player’s first career home run, some Stantonian blasts and a couple of appearances from a guy named Bryce. (All videos appear courtesy of MLB.)
Here’s a look at the 10 longest home runs at Nationals Park in Washington.
10. Giancarlo Stanton — 459 feet
After the pandemic delayed the start of the 2020 MLB season, the action finally began on July 23 — and it took New York’s Giancarlo Stanton exactly three pitches to hit his first home run. The slugger drove a fastball from Max Scherzer almost to the Budweiser Brew House in left-center field, 459 feet from home plate. The home run had an exit velocity of 112.2 mph and helped the Yankees to their first win of the season.
7 (t). Mark Trumbo — 461 feet
Mark Trumbo’s home run at Nationals Park on May 10, 2017, isn’t just one of the longest at the park — it was also the longest of the 23 that he hit that season. Trumbo ripped a slider from Stephen Strasburg 461 feet, driving the ball deep into the seats in left-center field. The home run had an exit velocity of 110.5 mph and was Trumbo’s fourth dinger of the season.
7 (t). Lewis Brinson — 461 feet
Every player remembers his first MLB home run, but when it’s one of the longest home runs in the park’s history, it’s especially impossible to forget. Such is the case for Milwaukee’s Lewis Brinson, who drilled a fastball from Sean Doolittle 461 feet on July 26, 2017. The baseball landed deep in the seats in left-center field and left Brinson’s bat with an exit velocity of 108.1 mph. It’s still the longest home run of the outfielder’s career.
7 (t). Bryce Harper — 461 feet
It’s hard to imagine a list of the longest home runs at Nationals Park without an appearance from Bryce Harper, and the outfielder earns a spot thanks to a blast on April 18, 2015. Harper hit a slider from Aaron Harang 461 feet to center field with an exit velocity of 109.6 mph. The home run was Harper’s fourth of the season, and he went on to lead the league with 42 en route to his first National League MVP award. (No video available.)
6. Ryan Zimmerman — 462 feet
The 462-foot home run that Ryan Zimmerman hit at Nationals Park on April 29, 2017 was the longest home run of the infielder’s season. Zimmerman connected with a fastball from Addison Reed, sending the ball deep into the left-center field seats, just a few rows below the concourse. The home run, Zimmerman’s 11th of the season, had an exit velocity of 110.5 mph.
5. Kyle Schwarber — 463 feet
Kyle Schwarber makes appearances on many of these lists around baseball — Wrigley Field, American Family Field, and Citi Field, to name a few — so it’s only fitting for him to be on the Nationals Park list, given that he wore the Nats uniform for half a season. Schwarber’s longest home run at the D.C. ballpark came against Arizona’s Alex Young on April 16, 2021. With the score tied 0-0 in the bottom of the ninth, Schwarber drilled a slider 463 feet into the second deck in right field. The walk-off blast was his first of the season and had an exit velocity of 111.9 mph.
4. Dermis Garcia — 467 feet
Dermis Garcia hit five home runs in 39 games as a rookie in 2022, and his second of the campaign earns him a spot on the Nationals Park list. The towering home run in question came on August 31 against Aníbal Sánchez. The veteran right-hander threw a changeup that Garcia clubbed with an exit velocity of 110.6 mph, sending the baseball 467 feet, deep into the upper rows of seats in left-center field.
3. Bryce Harper — 473 feet
It seems fitting for Bryce Harper to make two appearances on this list, given that he hit 184 home runs during his seven years with the Nationals. Harper’s longest home run at Nationals Park came on May 4, 2018, against his future team, the Philadelphia Phillies. Harper launched the first pitch he saw from Nick Pivetta in the second inning 473 feet to center field. The ball landed in the batter’s eye after leaving Harper’s bat at 112.1 mph. It was his 12th home run of a 34-home run season.
2. Domingo Santana — 476 feet
Outfielder Domingo Santana hit a career-high 30 home runs for the Brewers in 2017, but none flew farther than the one he hit at Nationals Park on July 26. Santana smashed a low fastball from Gio González 476 feet onto the concourse behind the seats in left-center field. The home run had an exit velocity of 113.7 mph, second-best on this list.
1. Giancarlo Stanton — 483 feet
Giancarlo Stanton hits unbelievable home runs at most of the parks that he visits, and Nationals Park is no exception. The outfielder has the longest home run at the D.C. ballpark in the Statcast era, thanks to a memorable shot on July 25 of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. Stanton pummelled a fastball from Erik Fedde at a whopping 121.3 mph, sending the ball onto the upper part of the tarp behind the visitors bullpen in left-center field. The broadcast initially estimated the home run at 417 feet, but it was later revealed to have traveled much farther.
The 10 Longest Home Runs at Nationals Park are:
1. Giancarlo Stanton — 483 feet
2. Domingo Santana — 476 feet
3. Bryce Harper — 473 feet
4. Dermis Garcia — 467 feet
5. Kyle Schwarber — 463 feet
6. Ryan Zimmerman — 462 feet
7 (t). Bryce Harper — 461 feet
7 (t). Lewis Brinson — 461 feet
7 (t). Mark Trumbo — 461 feet
10. Giancarlo Stanton — 459 feet