Last Updated on November 19, 2024 by Matt Musico

We give a lot of attention to home runs that are absolute moonshots. There’s a good reason for that — admiring tanks is an incredibly fun activity. However, it’s also important to give love to some of the shortest home runs. I mean, wall-scrapers count the same as ones that travel a country mile.

You’ll find information on the 10 shortest homers of the 2024 season below, starting at no. 10 and counting down from there. For each callout, you’ll see the hitter, the team they played for when it happened, the official distance, and the date it occurred. And, of course, a video. This type of post wouldn’t be nearly as fun without getting to watch the homers, right? Right.

This content was seen by my email subscribers first. If you’d like to see content like this before anyone else does, make sure you sign up to join my Substack by signing up below.

Related: A Complete Guide to Single-Season (& Single-Game) HR Performances

Shortest Home Runs of 2024: No. 10-6

Adolis Garcia, Texas Rangers: 328 Feet

Date: July 26th

Adolis Garcia has never finished a season with fewer than 25 homers or 85 RBI since his first full campaign in 2021. However, his overall production took a hit in 2024. After posting bWARs of 3.7, 3.5, and 4.2 from 2021-23, that number dropped to 0.4 this past season.

Curtis Mead, Tampa Bay Rays: 327 Feet

Date: April 24th

Curtis Mead played in 38 games this season, racking up 132 total plate appearances. This was his only homer of the year. Might as well make it count a little extra, right?

Rob Refsnyder, Boston Red Sox: 327 Feet

Date: September 9th

I feel like Rob Refsnyder has been around for 100 years, but the dude is only going to be 34 years old in March. He put together an excellent campaign for Boston, posting a .830 OPS with career-high marks in homers (11) and RBI (40) through 307 plate appearances.

Jose Trevino, New York Yankees: 325 Feet

Date: April 25th

While Yankee Stadium is a haven for home runs, Trevino hated hitting there this year. He posted a .491 OPS with two homers and five RBI in 112 plate appearances in the Bronx. On the road, he produced a .778 OPS with six homers and 23 RBI in 122 trips to the plate.

LaMonte Wade Jr., San Francisco Giants: 321 Feet

Date: May 12th

LaMonte Wade Jr. appeared in 56 games at Oracle Park in 2024. The above dinger was one of two he hit in front of the home crowd. It’s a tough place for homers, folks.

Shortest Home Runs of 2024: No. 5-1

Geraldo Perdomo, Arizona Diamondbacks: 319 Feet

Date: August 25th

This was one of three homers Perdomo hit in 2024. As we’ll see below, it wasn’t the only time a player took advantage of Fenway Park’s Pesky Pole…

Tyler O’Neill, Boston Red Sox: 319 Feet

Date: August 25th

I had to do a double-take when I saw this. Perdomo and Tyler O’Neill hit homers that traveled the same distance to the same spot. And as if it needed to get any cooler, Perdomo did it in the top of the ninth and O’Neill did it in the bottom half of the inning. Baseball, man.

Enmanuel Valdez, Boston Red Sox: 318 Feet

Date: June 1st

Enmanuel Valdez has the honor of hitting the shortest over-the-fence home run of the 2024 MLB season. It was one of six dingers he slugged through 76 games played. He’s now doubled his career homer output after hitting six as a rookie in 2023.

Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds: 282 Feet

Date: April 8th

Elly De La Cruz is one of the most exciting players in baseball. He can routinely blast balls 450-plus feet and also has the speed to do this? Yes, please. And sure, the 22-year-old led the league with 218 strikeouts, but he also had a league-high 67 steals to go along with a .809 OPS, 25 homers, 36 doubles, 10 triples, 76 RBI and 105 runs scored. Not too shabby for your first full year in the big leagues.

Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers: 264 Feet

Date: June 26th

Jackson Chourio had an eventful rookie year with the Brewers. It includes hitting the shortest homer overall and the longest dinger of any Milwaukee player this year. He also outperformed his age (20) when looking at his homer (21) and stolen base (22) totals.

Want to get dingers sent straight to your inbox three times per week? Of course you do. Join a growing community of home-run appreciators by signing up for my Substack below.