Whats the longest home run measurement in all of baseball and at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington?
— Spitball G., Denton, Texas Supposedly the longest home run ever hit in baseball history was a 565-foot blast by Mickey Mantle that cleared the left-center-field bleachers at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 1953. Of course there are tales and legends of guys like Josh Gibson, Babe Ruth and others hitting them much farther. Paul Sorrento hit one at the Ballpark in 1999 that was estimated at 491 feet. All home run distances are at best educated guesses. We hear so much about the Rangers’ starting-pitching prospects? Do they have any relievers who are considered top prospects? — Max E., Richardson, Texas Three to watch in the immediate future are right-handers John Bannister and Andrew Laughter, and left-hander Corey Young. Watch out for Pedro Strop, a right-hander released by the Rockies at the end of last season after he missed most of the year with a fractured right elbow. He did some late-innings work for the Rangers in Spring Training and has a seriously live ar
