The top ten longest baseball home runs

Hitting a big-league pitch is one of the hardest jobs an athlete can be tasked with, so it goes without saying that knocking one out of the park is ever tougher.

For those that can achieve the feat consistently, you are sure to become a household name, with the best even earning snappy nicknames like ‘The Big Hurt', ‘The Bash Brothers' and ‘The Sultan of Swat'.

But while any ball that departs the park should have fans out of their seats and dancing in the aisles, it is the longest of these bombs that leave us all agog.

Since the dawn of the Statcast Era in 2015, fans and players alike have been gifted all the necessary information to pour over, including entry and exit velocity, bat angle and speed, as well as the trajectory of the baseball's departure.

Yet, with the game being built and sustained, on myths, we have chosen to continue feeding the best by including the names of those that reportedly knocked the cover off the ball long before technology could factcheck them.

Still, if you're a purist, we've got you covered, too, as what is baseball without indisputable figures arranged in an orderly fashion?

The top ten longest home runs (unsubstantiated)

1. Joey Meyer – 582 feet/177.4 metres – Denver Zephyrs – 1987
2. Josh Gibson – 580 feet/176.8 metres – Homestead Grays – 1937
3. Babe Ruth – 575 feet/175.3 - New York Yankees – 1921
4. Mickey Mantle – 565 feet/172.2 metres - New York Yankees – 1953
5. Reggie Jackson – 539 feet/164.3 metres - Oakland Athletics – 1971
= 6. Willie Stargell – 535 feet/163.1 - Pittsburgh Pirates – 1978
= 6. Adam Dunn – 535 feet/163.1 - Cincinnati Reds – 2004
8. Dave Kingman – 530 feet/161.5 - New York Mets – 1976
9. Darryl Strawberry – 525 feet/160.0 metres - New York Mets – 1988
10. Jim Thome – 511 feet/155.8 metres - Cleveland Indians – 1999

The top ten longest home runs (Statcast supported)

1. Jo Adell – 514 feet/156.7 Salt Lake Bees – 2023
2. Nomar Mazara – 505 feet/153.9 metres – Texas Rangers – 2019
= 3. CJ Cron – 504 feet/153.6 metres – Colorado Rockies – 2022
= 3. Giancarlo Stanton – 504 feet/153.6 metres – Miami Marlins - 2016
5. Christian Yelich – 499 feet/152.1 metres – Milwaukee Brewers - 2022
= 6. Jesús Sánchez – 496 feet/151.2 metres – Miami Marlins - 2022
= 6. Miguel Sanó – 496 feet/151.2 metres – Minnesota Twins – 2019
= 6. Aaron Judge – 496 feet/151.2 metres – New York Yankees - 2017
= 9. Ryan McMahon – 495 feet/150.8 metres – Colorado Rockies – 2022
= 9. Miguel Sanó – 495 feet/150.8 metres – Minnesota Twins – 2021
= 9. Ronald Acuña Jr – 495 feet/150.8 metres – Atlanta Braves – 2020
= 9. Joey Gallo – 495 feet/150.8 metres – Texas Rangers - 2018
= 9. Aaron Judge – 495 feet/150.8 metres – New York Yankees – 2017