Not all home runs are created equal. Few are hit out of the park after an MLB pitcher delivers a floating fastball straight down the middle. But it’s still notable — and wild to witness — when a slugger takes an absolutely unhittable pitch and smacks it into the stands.
That’s what Buster Posey did Tuesday night.
In case you missed it, the San Francisco Giants are once again, as has been the case almost all season, on fire. They’ve won nine games in a row, in large part thanks to an offensive onslaught; San Francisco has scored no less than six runs in each of its nine most recent victories.
In the second game of the Giants’ current series against the San Diego Padres, Posey got the home team on the board almost immediately. He took Jake Arrieta deep in the bottom of the first inning, and did so on a pitch that was very clearly high and inside.
See for yourself:
In real-time, it’s not easy to decipher the degree of difficulty on a homer like that. Sarah Langs, a reporter for MLB, helpfully broke it down.
If you’re a Giants fan, it will probably not surprise you to learn that the only other player to remotely approach a homer on a pitch that far outside the strike zone was … Pablo Sandoval. A true king.
