Roman Anthony’s Final MiLB Home Run Was A Worthy Send-Off
Image credit: Roman Anthony (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
With the news that Roman Anthony is headed to the majors, Saturday’s 497-foot home run serves as a fitting farewell to his time as the top prospect in the minors.
Yes, it’s an estimated distance. Even Hawkeye doesn’t track the baseball to the point where it hits the ground. In the case of Anthony’s home run, it appears to have lost sight of the missile somewhere just past second base as the ball attempted to leave the atmosphere.
But Statcast measurements are a reasonably accurate estimate of distance. They put Anthony’s final MiLB home run in very rare air, once it finally landed.
Among Statcast-tracked MiLB home runs (which includes every homer in Triple-A since 2023, as well as Pacific Coast League games for 2022 and Florida State League games in 2021-2025, it’s the third-longest measured home run, trailing only Jo Adell’s 514-foot home run at Salt Lake in 2023 and Peyton Burdick’s 500-foot home run at Louisville last year.
But even if you include MLB home runs, for which Statcast data goes back to cover all games from 2015 to present, Anthony’s home run distance remains in the absolute top tier.
At 115.6 mph, Anthony’s exit velocity is the highest of any MiLB home run measured at 490-feet or further. Yes, it was in Triple-A against lesser pitching, but Anthony’s home run would have been one of the longest in MLB baseball as well.
Only four MLB home runs since 2015 have traveled further than Anthony’s 497-footer. Here’s the complete list of MLB/MiLB home runs tracked to go 495+ feet, courtesy of Baseball Savant.
| BATTER | TEAM | DATE | Exit Velo. | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adell, Jo | Salt Lake (AAA) | 2023-06-20 | 113.6 | 514 |
| Mazara, Nomar | TEX | 2019-06-21 | 109.7 | 505 |
| Cron, C.J. | COL | 2022-09-09 | 110 | 504 |
| Stanton, Giancarlo | MIA | 2016-08-06 | 115.8 | 504 |
| Burdick, Peyton | Louisville (AAA) | 2024-05-21 | 114.8 | 500 |
| Yelich, Christian | MIL | 2022-09-06 | 109.9 | 499 |
| Anthony, Roman | Worcester (AAA) | 2025-06-07 | 115.6 | 497 |
| Judge, Aaron | NYY | 2017-09-30 | 118.3 | 496 |
| Sanó, Miguel | MIN | 2019-09-17 | 113.5 | 496 |
| Sánchez, Jesús | MIA | 2022-05-30 | 114.7 | 496 |
| Ramos, Henry | Louisville (AAA) | 2023-08-10 | 108 | 495 |
| Gallo, Joey | TEX | 2018-07-20 | 114.3 | 495 |
| Acuña Jr., Ronald | ATL | 2020-09-25 | 112.9 | 495 |
| Judge, Aaron | NYY | 2017-06-11 | 118.6 | 495 |
| Sanó, Miguel | MIN | 2021-08-25 | 116.7 | 495 |
| McMahon, Ryan | COL | 2022-08-09 | 110.4 | 495 |
Now, Anthony hitting a tape-measure home run is not the reason to get excited about his arrival in Boston. Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich and Aaron Judge may appear on the long drive leaderboard, but so do Nomar Mazara and Miguel Sano. Mazara hit the longest home run recorded by Statcast in the majors as a 24-year-old. Three seasons later, he made his last appearance in the big leagues.
But Anthony, the No. 1 prospect in the game, has massive power, ability to hit for average and extremely advanced plate discipline. That’s what makes him a top prospect. Hitting one of the longest home runs anyone has ever seen is just a nice bonus.
