Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. It's a low-scoring game between the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the NLCS, but fans at Petco Park witnessed one of the longest and hardest hit home runs in MLB history.
In the top of the sixth inning with a 1-0 lead, the Phillies saw Kyle Schwarber walk up to the plate for his third at-bat of the night, and he saw a Yu Darvish 87-mph cutter that he was absolutely ready for.
Schwarber used his quick hands and immediately turned on the pitch and the ball caught the entire barrel as it soared into the San Diego night to right field. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM When it landed, Schwarber caught the top deck, an area that baseball rarely venture to at Petco Park and even the Padres' fans couldn't help but admire what they just witnessed.
When the results came in on the pitch via MLB Statcast, it read 488 feet and 119.7 mph off the bat of Schwarber. PHILLIES UPSET BRAVES IN FOUR GAMES TO ADVANCE TO FIRST NLCS IN 12 YEARS Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a home run during the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres in game one of the National League Championship Series at PETCO Park on October 18, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Denis Poroy/Getty Images) To put those numbers into some perspective, It’s the fifth-hardest hit home run in MLB since 2008.