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Giancarlo Stanton launched a baseball out of Dodger Stadium and into orbit

Not literally into orbit, but HOLY LORD HE CLOBBERED THAT THING.

by Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

Yep, that baseball landed on that jagged canopy and went 478 feet. Longest home run of the season. Not surprising it came off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton.

Hang on, I gotta watch this like a hundred more times.

For science.

★★★

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