Last Updated on June 7, 2023 by Matt Musico
The San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres went south of the border this weekend to play in MLB’s Mexico City Series. Most of us figured there’d be plenty of runs scored during this two-game set. And while Sunday’s finale was more on the normal side, my goodness the opener on Saturday was bananas.
Across these two head-to-head matchups, San Francisco and San Diego combined to hit 15 (!!) home runs. Of this total, 11 came in the first game at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu. This isn’t overly surprising. The park, which opened in 2019, sits 7,349 feet above sea level. The highest elevation of any MLB stadium is Coors Field… which is “just” 5,200 feet above sea level.
The Padres won both of these games against their NL West foe. Game 1 finished with a 16-11 score that felt more like a low-scoring football game. San Diego came right back and won 6-4 on Sunday. If we split the homer production down by team, San Francisco actually out-homered the Padres, 8-7. That’s not how baseball works, though.
So, yea — lots of homers were hit. But it’s not just that. It’s how far they traveled and in what order they happened. In just that series opener on Saturday, both squads combined to slug seven homers of 440-plus feet (a Statcast-era record). Four of those dingers traveled at least 450 feet (another Statcast-era record). The Padres and Giants also hit back-to-back homers on two different occasions…each. And as you can imagine, that’s an MLB record.
Given the history that was made and the frequency of moonshots that were hit, we had to collect all of the tanks and put them in one spot. Included below are the distance and exit velocity numbers from MLB game recaps (Game 1, Game 2), as well as what each bomb brought that player’s season-long total to. Enjoy.
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Mexico City Series Home Runs (Saturday)
Brandon Crawford (4)
B-Craw goes oppo 🌮 pic.twitter.com/7QDIelXVSm
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) April 29, 2023
Distance: 482 feet
Exit Velocity: 105.7 mph
LaMonte Wade Jr. (4)
https://twitter.com/MrMatthewCFB/status/1652450214567989250
Distance: 474 feet
Exit Velocity: 103.4 mph
Nelson Cruz (3)
Nelson Cruz blasts one into the bullpen!@Padres | #BringTheGold pic.twitter.com/xELULOqwcy
— Bally Sports San Diego (@BallySportsSD) April 29, 2023
Distance: 442 feet
Exit Velocity: 105.8 mph
Mitch Haniger (1)
Hanny's first homer as a Giant was a thing of beauty 😍 @M_Hanny17 pic.twitter.com/ORBTKmhaW8
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) April 29, 2023
Distance: 456 feet
Exit Velocity: 104.5 mph
Juan Soto (5)
https://twitter.com/MrMatthewCFB/status/1652460005096923136
Distance: 448 feet
Exit Velocity: 113.3 mph
Xander Bogaerts (6)
Back-to-back!!@Padres | #BringTheGold pic.twitter.com/OYCLl8Yew4
— Bally Sports San Diego (@BallySportsSD) April 29, 2023
Distance: 455 feet
Exit Velocity: 106.1 mph
Fernando Tatis Jr. (2)
Tatis for the lead!@Padres | #BringTheGold pic.twitter.com/7vtberhprU
— Bally Sports San Diego (@BallySportsSD) April 30, 2023
Distance: 375 feet
Exit Velocity: 95.4 mph
Manny Machado (3)
Manny Machado – San Diego Padres (3)#Padres #MexicoCitySeries pic.twitter.com/tkFrYV4P0G
— Talkin' Twins (@TalkinTwins) April 30, 2023
Distance: 442 feet
Exit Velocity: 100.9 mph
Blake Sabol (5)
https://twitter.com/MrMatthewCFB/status/1652474995266732032
Distance: 436 feet
Exit Velocity: 106.8 mph
David Villar (4)
https://twitter.com/MrMatthewCFB/status/1652475576169496576
Distance: 434 feet
Exit Velocity: 100.2 mph
Manny Machado (4)
https://twitter.com/MrMatthewCFB/status/1652478659393908738
Distance: 413 feet
Exit Velocity: 97.6 mph
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Mexico City Series Home Runs (Sunday)
LaMonte Wade Jr. (5)
LaMonte wasting no time getting the Giants on the board 💪 pic.twitter.com/aOXkJlg3k0
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) April 30, 2023
Distance: 394 feet
Exit Velocity: 108.4 mph
J.D. Davis (6)
"Just Dingers" Davis 🍿 pic.twitter.com/bhQn98apxk
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) April 30, 2023
Distance: 382 feet
Exit Velocity: 95.8 mph
Mitch Haniger (2)
Ball = CRUSHED pic.twitter.com/OvplHSCZYB
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) April 30, 2023
Distance: 460 feet
Exit Velocity: 106 mph
Austin Nola (1)
Nola gets the Padres on the board!@Padres | #BringTheGold pic.twitter.com/XKI6cWQIwR
— Bally Sports San Diego (@BallySportsSD) April 30, 2023
Distance: 440 feet
Exit Velocity: 104.6 mph
The next time MLB sends two teams to Mexico City for a series, make sure you’re ready for more moonshots. We sure will be.
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