Colorado Rockies first baseman Ian Desmond has been known to get a hold of a baseball at times and hit home runs. On Wednesday, he took that to a whole new level with a monster blast.
In the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Desmond drilled a 472-foot blast deep into the bleachers at Coors Field. The home run, his 18th of the season, exploded off the bat at 110.4 mph.
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It’s been that kind of season for the 32-year-old, who is currently on pace for the first 30-plus homer season of his career. While he doesn’t make a lot of contact, as seen in his .220 batting average, he can hit it a long way when he does.