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Coors Field has been a power hunter's paradise since it opened in 1995. Colorado Rockies hitter Trevor Story took advantage of the conditions on Wednesday night to crush a very long home run. way.

A story connected to San Francisco Giants pitcher Andrew Suarez in the fourth inning an explosion of a monster of 505 feet who cleared all the seats in the left field and landed on the hall beyond.

According to Statcast, this was the longest home baseball circuit since their tracking technology was launched in 2015. The story was the second in Story's night, after a 459-foot shot in the first inning.

Story was not finished and added a third circuit to the sixth inning, which allowed him to reach a career high of 31. The third-year stop came in eighth with a chance to catch up with MLB's four-game home record, but he defeated Ray Black, the Giants defenseman.

The three home races helped the first-place Rockies win 5-3 and make a one and a half game with the Los Angeles Dodgers in a tight race against NL West.

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