544 feet?! This high schooler absolutely clobbered one off the Globe Life videoboard
There are long balls, and then there are long balls.
Easton Autrey, a junior at Corsicana High School in Texas, teed off with absolute moonshots on Tuesday during a showcase at Globe Life Field. In a 14-homer onslaught, the University of Texas commit hit one ball 544 feet and knocked out lights on the videoboard.
Though Autrey was using a composite metal bat instead of a wood one, 544 feet is still plenty impressive for a high schooler.
The blast is not only longer than any home run hit during a Major League game at Globe Life Field -- the Athletics' Seth Brown hit one 472 feet there in 2021, and the Angels' Mike Trout matched that in 2022 -- but it's nearly 40 feet longer than any home run hit in a Major League in the Statcast Era, period. It's 24 feet farther than the longest Home Run Derby shot in the Statcast Era, Juan Soto's majestic 520-foot moonshot at Coors Field in 2021.
And Autrey, one of the top prep prospects from Texas in the 2026 Draft class, did not stop at one jaw-dropping jack -- the 544-foot blast was part of a pair of scoreboard shots. He hit homers to every level of seating in the ballpark, the showcase reported in a press release.
The 6-foot-4, 233-pound corner infielder is the son of Corsicana H.S. coach Heath Autrey and brother of Sam Houston State first baseman Hunter Autrey.
"Iām ... looking forward to seeing how far I can hit a baseball at Globe Life Field,ā the 17-year-old told the Corsicana Daily Sun before the showcase.