Rockies’ Nolan Jones hits second-longest home run in MLB this season against Giants

For a while Wednesday night at Coors Field, it seemed as if Castle View H.S. product Connor Seabold would be the story. He carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning of their game against the San Francisco Giants.

But just moments after Seabold lost the no-hitter on a LaMonte Wade Jr. single just past the outstretched glove of second baseman Harold Castro, right fielder Nolan Jones stole the show by blasting a Logan Webb sinker into the second level above the Rockies’ bullpen.

Nolan leaves NO DOUBT.

483 ft at 114.2 mph off the bat 💣 pic.twitter.com/YDJKQ5Ajjh

— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) June 8, 2023

Only a 485-foot blast by Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees on April 2 was longer.

For Nolan Jones, an offseason trade acquisition who started the season at AAA Albuquerque and made his Rockies debut May 26, the home run was his second this season — and his first-ever at Coors Field. Not a bad way to get the ball rolling.

Nolan Jones vs Logan Webb#Rockies

Home Run (2) 💣

Exit velo: 114.2 mph
Launch angle: 26 deg
Proj. distance: 483 ft

No doubt about that one 🔒
That's a dinger in all 30 MLB ballparks

SF (0) @ COL (4)
🔻 6th pic.twitter.com/hkzDnU8Tc4

— Would it dong? (@would_it_dong) June 8, 2023

The Giants, however, would pull out the win late in the game, scoring five runs in the seventh and eighth innings, beating the Rockies 5-4. San Francisco closes out the series against the Rockies on Thursday before returning home to take on the Chicago Cubs in a three-game series.

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