DETROIT -- New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez hit a 493-foot home run in the first inning on Tuesday night, the longest home run in Comerica Park since Statcast began keeping track of distances.
Sanchez's 24th home run of the year was also the second-longest this season. Only Yankees teammate Aaron Judge has hit one farther.
The Yankees scored three runs in the top of the first inning against Boyd.
493 feet?! The Kraken has been UNLEASHED. [?] pic.twitter.com/nlHrfAvr65
-- MLB (@MLB) August 22, 2017
Gary Sanchez's monster HR over the bleachers at Comerica: 493 feet, according to @Statcast.