Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams showed Tuesday that no pitch—no matter the location—is safe when he's up at the plate.
In the second inning of Washington's matchup against the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park, Abrams mashed a 1–2 pitch from starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong 387 feet into the right field bleachers for a three-run homer, his 17th of the year.
But it was where the pitch was thrown that captured everyone's attention. Per MLB's Sarah Langs, the ball crossed the plate at 4.42 feet above the ground—the highest pitch hit for a home run this season.
In other words, the ball was at the level of Abrams's eyes.
CJ Abrams for the lead!
— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2024
After starting the inning trailing 4-0, the @Nationals are up by one! pic.twitter.com/FxZdLe0ekB
How did CJ Abrams hit this ball for a homer 🤯 pic.twitter.com/vhLa9a211z
— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2024
The MLB world was baffled by what they saw Tuesday at Nationals Park:
this is up there as one of the wildest home runs ive ever seen https://t.co/ooOkmAiAtD
— Matt Pisani (@pisannd5) August 6, 2024
Nah, this is crazy. Vlad Guerrero Sr. is somewhere smiling. https://t.co/BgM6SIpYwC
— Marcus S. (@marcus_child) August 6, 2024
This swing is ridiculous. https://t.co/jD4pFPJD9T
— JC Morrison (@Johhny_Calvin) August 6, 2024
I have no idea how he pulled a ball from the letters but DAMN
— Prop It Like It's Hot (@propitlikeit) August 6, 2024
Ball literally at forehead level https://t.co/9nv8w4DLjL
— ji havertz (@cole_shutup) August 6, 2024
Yeah, I'm rage quitting if I throw this pitch and it gets hit out https://t.co/YLWslfpqjB
— Kris (@5kl) August 7, 2024
Just incredible.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as CJ Abrams Baffles MLB World by Hitting Home Run Off Absurdly High Pitch.
