Funny things tend to happen in when baseball is played in the thin air of Denver, Colorado.
On Wednesday night, Colorado Rockies pitcher Jon Gray absolutely pulverized a 467-foot home run off Cincinnati Reds hurler Scott Feldman to the delight of the Coors Field faithful.
Jon Gray — a pitcher — just hit a baseball 467 feet pic.twitter.com/LuZf7GwJZY
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 6, 2017
Was this dinger helped by the high altitude? Probably a bit.
Jon Gray (1) off RHP Scott Feldman (18) – 104.9 mph, 26 degrees (467 ft Home Run)
90.4 mph Sinker#Reds @ #Rockies (B2) pic.twitter.com/ish4jiuvxD— MLBBarrelAlert (@MLBBarrelAlert) July 6, 2017
However, it’s fair to assume Gray would have parked that baseball in the outfield bleachers at MLB‘s 29 other stadiums just as easily…