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Luis Robert Blasts 487-Foot Home Run to Give White Sox Early Lead Over A's in Game 3

White Sox outfielder Luis Robert added to his highlight reel of monster home runs with another dinger in Game 3 of the American League wild card series against the A's on Thursday.

Robert opened the scoring in the top of the second inning when he sent Yusmeiro Petit's four-seam fastball sailing 487 feet over the left field wall at Oakland Coliseum to give the White Sox a 1–0 lead.

According to Statcast, which began tracking data in 2015, Robert's moonshot is the longest hit at Oakland Coliseum. Angels star Mike Trout held the previous record after blasting a 486-foot homer in 2019.