In the third inning of a game between the Yomiuri Giants and the Yakult Swallows, First Baseman Sadaharu Oh, 37, blasted a low, inside pitch into the rightfield stands 377 ft .
Just to keep his franchise, he smacked an honest homer high against the rightfield roof.
CarGo's rise to the elite goes beyond just Rocky Mountain highs WASHINGTON -- Brion Thompson is an usher for Sect. 238 of Nationals Park, in the second deck of the rightfield stands. He's stationed on the upper concourse behind the seats. Batted balls aren't typically a job hazard when you're a nearly-500-foot homer from home plate, so you can imagine his surprise on Thursday when a batting-practice ball off the bat of the Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez soared ...
June 24, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
Joe Lemire: CarGo's rise to the elite goes beyond just Rocky Mountain highs WASHINGTON -- Brion Thompson is an usher for Sect. 238 of Nationals Park, in the second deck of the rightfield stands. He's stationed on the upper concourse behind the seats. Batted balls aren't typically a job hazard when you're a nearly-500-foot homer from home plate, so you can imagine his surprise on Thursday when a batting-practice ball off the bat of the Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez soared ...
June 24, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
Brian Cashman in Newsday They didn't indicate anything about rightfield the way they're talking, the way it's playing right now,Cashman said. "I can tell you that."
Joe Torre in Newsday He was good,Torre said. "The thing was, he was in the game. The base hit to knock in the run and the line drive to rightfield, those are good at-bats. Good things are going to happen that way. Like I say, whenever it happens, it happens,...
Russ Springer in Tampabay.com He's made a career out of hitting pitchers' pitches and balls off the plate and still doing damage with them,Springer said. "I threw the ball where I wanted to throw it and he hit the rightfield foul pole with it. So, hang with 'em"