Hey, Want to See a 500-Foot Home Run?
By Kyle Koster
Sam Huff is a 6-foot-5, 240-pound catcher who was selected seventh overall by the Texas Rangers in the 2016 MLB Draft. He's made the most of his Major League opportunities, hitting .354 with three dingers in his 31 at-bats. Clearly blessed with great power, he blasted 74 homers in the minors but has a tendency to strike out far too often. But at any given moment, he's capable of hitting a 500-foot bomb.
How do we know this? Because that's what he just did for the Round Rock Express.
Five. Hundred. Feet. (Per TrackMan.)@Rangers No. 11 prospect Sam Huff connects on an epic blast for @RRExpress. pic.twitter.com/wQprZshljd
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) April 20, 2022
500 feet. That’s how far Trackman says Sam Huff’s homer traveled. Hit close to the 13 on the Dell Diamond scoreboard. pic.twitter.com/iNXDal9mrp
— Scott Lucas (@scottrlucas) April 20, 2022
That poor pitcher. Though there's an argument to be made that a no-doubter is preferrable to a wall-scraper because it expedites the grieving process and forces one to confront reality sooner.
Huff will have to do this with a bit more consistency to make the show again, but how do you keep a guy named Sam Huff (elite baseball name) down when he's capable of reaching Austin with a majestic blast?