On June 27, 2010, one month short of six years ago today, Josh Hamilton stepped into the box against Houston righthander Roy Oswalt in the second inning of what was then a scoreless game in Arlington. Vladimir Guerrero had just doubled to left to lead off the frame.
Hamilton took a strike, and then watched an Oswalt pitch sail outside the zone for ball one.
The next pitch landed 490 feet away in the upper porch above right field, according to UTA physics professor Andrew Brandt and University of Illinois physics professor Alan Nathan. (Wanna see it again?