WATCH: Kris Bryant hits one off Wrigley video board, longest HR of '15
Cubs rookie Kris Bryant hit one high off the Wrigley Field video board. Statcast says it was a 495-footer, which is the longest home run in all of the majors this season.
Cubs rookie sensation Kris Bryant just crushed the longest home run of the 2015 season. Here it is:
And here's a nice look at where the ball hits:
Bro. pic.twitter.com/PAnUQcEgff
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 6, 2015
If not for running into the video board, MLB statcast estimates that the homer was going 495 feet. That makes Bryant's shot the longest of the 2015 season for anyone in the majors. Here's the top 10:
1. Bryant on Sunday, 495 feet
2. Michael Taylor, 8/20, 492.8
3. Jonathan Schoop, 8/26, 484.5
4. Nelson Cruz, 4/29, 482.7
5. Josh Donaldson, 4/23, 481.2
6. Hanley Ramirez, 6/21, 480.5
7. Giancarlo Stanton, 6/23, 478.6
8. Giancarlo Stanton, 5/16, 478.4
9. Giancarlo Stanton, 6/5, 478.4
10. Kris Bryant, 6/5, 477.4
Related: Every baseball fan misses you, Giancarlo.
On Bryant, though, the homer was his 23rd on the season to go with 86 RBI. He leads MLB rookies in RBI by more than 20 and is second (by one) to Joc Pederson in homers. Many of the homers have been big ones, too:
23rd HR for Kris Bryant. 16 of those 23 have either tied the game or given #Cubs the lead.
— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) September 6, 2015
The shot Sunday tied the game, 1-1, in the bottom of the fifth. Overall, quite a rookie campaign for the NL Rookie of the Year frontrunner.
















