Mariners’ Jarred Kelenic blasts nearly 500-foot home run at Wrigley Field

Jarred Kelenic on Wednesday did his best impression of Sammy Sosa at Wrigley Field.

The Seattle Mariners left fielder obliterated a fastball down the middle from Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Julian Merryweather for a solo home run in the eighth inning to put Seattle up 5-1.

This one went to the second level of the bleachers in dead center field.

Jarred Kelenic just hit one where very few have before. pic.twitter.com/dtd9h3KNot

— MLB (@MLB) April 12, 2023

That was crushed.

The home run had a 31-degree launch angle with a 111.7 mph exit velocity. Its projected distance was 482 feet.

Jarred Kelenic vs Julian Merryweather#SeaUsRise

Home Run (3)

Exit velo: 111.7 mph
Launch angle: 31 deg
Proj. distance: 482 ft

No doubt about that one
That's a dinger in all 30 MLB ballparks

SEA (5) @ CHC (1)
8th pic.twitter.com/IFRgq4m3dn

— Would it dong? (@would_it_dong) April 12, 2023

That home run by Kelenic is the longest recorded home run of the Statcast Era, which goes back to 2015.

Looks like Jarred Kelenic's shot to the passing Red Line train — projected at 482 feet — is the longest recorded homer at Wrigley in the Statcast Era (since 2015): https://t.co/gJW45nV7vv

— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) April 12, 2023

Not too many players have put a ball into the second deck of the outfield bleachers in center at Wrigley.

Kelenic went back-to-back with Teoscar Hernandez on that home run. The 23-year-old has now homered in three straight games.

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