Reds minor leaguer hits longest home run in baseball this season

May 23—Former Wright State outfielder Peyton Burdick, who the Cincinnati Reds claimed off waivers in April, hit the longest home run in baseball — at any level — this season on Tuesday. Burdick's home run for the Triple-A Louisville Bats measured 500 feet. It's also the longest home run in Louisville Slugger Field. The home run to right-center field in the seventh inning hit the scoreboard and ...