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Rookie Nick Kurtz hit a 493-foot grand slam homer, the longest in Major League Baseball for more than two years.
Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz watches the ball soar over the fence for a grand slam against the Cincinnati Reds during the eighth inning Saturday at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Dennis Lee Imagn Images Mark McGwire and José Canseco were among the Athletics’ Hall of Fame inductees who were hanging out in the team’s clubhouse before Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds.
The top home run of August was also the longest of Carroll's career. The D-backs aren't totally out of the playoff picture as they chase the final wild-card post. They'll need Caroll to keep it up, who sits behind Aaron Judge for second most extra-base hits on the season.
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For the fourth straight year, an MLB franchise has a new single-season home run leader. With his solo home run on Sept. 20 in Houston -- his 57th homer of the season -- Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh broke a tie with Ken Griffey Jr.
The homer was the 10th-longest in famously hitter-friendly Coors Field history since the advent of Statcast in 2015.
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