Source: nesn.com --- Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Have you ever looked at the red seat located in the right field bleachers at Fenway Park and thought, “How the heck could someone hit a Baseball that far?” If so, you’re not alone. The red seat — in Section 42, Row 37, Seat 21 — is stationed 502 feet from home plate and marks the longest home run in Fenway history, struck by Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams on June 9, 1946. The problem is the feat seems so unbelievable that some, including Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, can’t help but question the story’s validity. “You see how strong ballplayers are today” Ortiz said Monday, according to the Boston Herald. “And I’m not saying Mr. Ted Williams wasn’t. But you see how far guys are hitting balls today. And none of them can do it? “That red seat? I’ve been hitting bombs for years and I haven’t come close. No disrespect. Mr. Ted Williams was a great hitter. But as far as being strong, I don’t know if he was stronger than me and (former Red Sox first baseman) Mo (Vaughn) … That red seat is unhuman.” It’s pretty crazy to think Williams’ tape-measure blast hasn’t been topped, especially when the record books essentially were rewritten during the height of the Steroid Era. No one even came close to reaching Williams’ red seat during the 1999 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby, which Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. won. “I go with an aluminum bat and I’m not even close to it,” Ortiz told the Herald. “When players come to Fenway, they say, ...
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