The Cincinnati Reds record books are littered with prodigious power hitters. Frank Robinson, Ted Kluszewski and George Foster are just a few of the names that rank high on the club’s all-time long ball list. However, did any of those names produce one of the Top Five home runs in franchise history?
Launch angle, exit velocity and bat speed have become synonymous with the round-tripper and scouts have searched for power hitters like never before. The display we saw last August from Aristides Aquino and the record-breaking season 2019 season from Eugenio Suárez are illustrations of the fan’s obsession with the home run.