Goeddel blasts first Major League home run

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PHILADELPHIA — Tyler Goeddel barreled the eighth-inning pitch he launched over the left-center field wall so well, he didn’t even feel it leave his bat.

The ball landed in the seats 428 feet away from home plate, per Statcast™, as Goeddel jogged toward first in his first Major League homer trot during Wednesday’s 4-2 win over the Marlins.

“I was looking for a fastball and got one,” Goeddel said. “I got some air on it for the first time in a while.”

Goeddel, the Phillies’ Rule 5 Draft pick, has been streaking …

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