CSN Chicago · Jul 4, 2018
Fun with exit velocity: Daniel Palka and Avisail Garcia hit some huge homers
Garcia, Palka hit back-to-back absolute bombs in CincinnatiIn the sixth inning Tuesday night at Cincinnati, Avisaíl García and Daniel Palka hit back-to-back home runs off Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani.
García’s blast came off the bat at 112.5 mph, while Palka’s traveled at 111.4 mph. (Check out the home runs in the video above)
Those two home runs rank in the top 13 in terms of exit velocity among all White Sox home runs this season. And they came in consecutive at-bats.
García added a second home run in the ninth inning to knot the game at eight… and it sailed into the stands even faster (113.9 MPH)!
Highest Exit Velocity of White Sox home runs this season (via Statcast)