Giancarlo Stanton’s 490-foot home run: How it measures up

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Putting Giancarlo Stanton’s 490-foot home run against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night into context:

It was the second-longest home run in the major leagues in the time that Stanton, who made his debut in 2010, has been a major-leaguer. The only longer home run was a 494-foot shot — also hit by Stanton – in August 2012 at Coors Field. Third on that list is another player of note, Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, who hit a 489-foot home run in June 2014.

Stanton’s …

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