It was the bottom of the seventh inning, with two outs and two runners on first and second, when Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber dug into the left side of the batter’s box. After seeing a pair of balls outside the zone, New York Mets reliever Justin Hagenman went back to his cutter, throwing three 87-mph pitches.
The first, Schwarber took a strike low and inside. The second missed up high, just out of the zone. The third was thrown to the bottom right corner, and created history.
With Bryson Stott on second, and newfound sparkplug Harrison Bader standing on first, the three watched as Schwarber’s ball sailed 347 feet at about 110.