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Gape Measure Blasts
DETERMINING THE most memorable home run of this postseason is already nearly impossible. Is it Kyle Schwarber's moon shot from NLDS Game 4, which has taken up permanent residence atop the Wrigley Field scoreboard? The one that ended with Jose Bautista's epic bat flip from ALDS Game 5? Or any of Daniel Murphy's five unexpected dingers?
At least there no longer needs to be a debate about which home run was hit the farthest, or the fastest. MLB.com's Statcast debuted this year, providing all that information and becoming a staple of postseason broadcasts. Here's a look at the five players on the four LCS teams—the Blue Jays and the Royals in the AL, and the Cubs and the Mets in the NL—who have hit the longest homers this postseason.
Strong Men
1/
KYLE SCHWARBER
CUBS
OPPONENT
Mets (NLCS Game 1), Pirates (NL wild card)
DISTANCE
459.3 ft, 449.8 ft
SPEED
110.4 mph, 111.3 mph
2/
ERIC HOSMER
ROYALS
OPPONENT
Astros (ALDS Game 4)
DISTANCE
452.6 ft
SPEED
104.9 mph
3/
KENDRYS MORALES
ROYALS
OPPONENT
Astros (ALDS Game 5)
DISTANCE
442.6 ft
SPEED
111.4 mph
4/
EDWIN ENCARNACION
BLUE JAYS
OPPONENT
Rangers (Game 5)
DISTANCE
435.8 ft
SPEED
109.7 mph
5/
ANTHONY RIZZO
CUBS
OPPONENT
Cardinals (NLDS Game 3)
DISTANCE
433.8 ft
SPEED
104.1 mph
ILLUSTRATION
ANBILERU ADALERU (BASEBALL DIAMOND)
PHOTO
MIKE MCGINNIS/GETTY IMAGES (SCHWARBER)
PHOTO
WINSLOW TOWNSON/AP (HOSMER)
PHOTO
JAMIE SQUIRE/GETTY IMAGES (MORALES)
PHOTO
ROB CARR/GETTY IMAGES (ENCARNACION)
PHOTO
MICHAEL B. THOMAS/GETTY IMAGES (RIZZO)
