Not even the Marlins Park roof was safe from Aaron Judge's BP power
During batting practice for the Home Run Derby, Judge made an decisive opening statement by thumping a pitch into seemingly impossible territory -- the very top of Marlins Park:
Yes, Judge homered off the roof, the apex of which sits 216 feet above second base according to MLB.com's Joe Frisaro. Unsurprisingly, it had never been done before.
Aaron Judge in #HRDerby BP hit a ball that touched ceiling. This has never happened in a game at #MarlinsPark @MLB #AllRise #Yankees
— Joe Frisaro (@JoeFrisaro) July 10, 2017
Per Statcast, Judge's blast was launched off the bat at a speed of 116 mph and had a projected distance of 463 feet. Reaching the roof, though? That required a remarkable 41-degree launch angle. And then, of course, he did it during the Derby as well:
That's the kind of jaw-dropping power that would make fellow New York baseball icon and 1986 Home Run Derby co-winner Darryl Strawberry proud.