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Long, long gone: Jake Cave and the AL's other long home run hitters

September 24, 2018 at 12:13PM

LONG, LONG GONE

Jake Cave — at 6-0 and 200 pounds — has the longest average home run distance in the AL (minimum 10 home runs):

419 Jake Cave, Twins

417 Nomar Mazara, Rangers

417 Mitch Moreland, Red Sox

415 Gary Sanchez, Yankees

415 Shohei Ohtani, Angels

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