Does Anyone Know If Their Is Truth To A Baseball Player Ever Hitting A Homerun Off A Bounced Ball?
Monday, August 31st, 2009 at
3:45 pm
I recall hearing a rumor about Yogi Berra once doing this, but cant find any fact to it..I thought maybe someone has seen or heard of this or someone else doing this. If so name and incident would be nice.
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Sammy Sosa did it during the roid years I believe
If you mean the pitch bounced I think it would be called a ball. if the ball bounced after being hit and went over the wall, that is a ground rule double. i am not sure of the first part of my answer but confident i am close.
i know vlad guererro got a hit off a bounced ball but i have never heard of anyone hitting a homerun…..
I do remember Ichiro hitting a ball that bounced, but I really doubt someone could hit a home-run that would take some SICK hand-eye coordination and power
It is NOT against the rules as long as it is the first time the bat is hitting the ball.
I did this in slow pitch softball. The pitcher was mad at my dad (who umpired the game), so he took it out on me by intentionally not letting me hit. So I said what the heck and swiped at the bouncing ball (he intentionally pitched short to walk me). I hit it out of the park. He was sooooo mad and I loved every second of it.
Not that I have ever heard of, no. The hitter would have to supply an awful lot of power to hit a bouncer over the fence. Maybe it did, though–I’ve heard that story, too, but about Mickey Mantle.
Actually, the funniest play in baseball history involved a bounce and a homerun. OF Jose Canseco of the Rangers had a fly ball hit him on top of his head, and it bounced over the fence for a homer. I laughed so hard I nearly pissed myself. . . .
Of course it isn’t called a ball if the pitch bounced. Not until it is by him and he hasn’t swung could that happen. I have never heard of this happening where someone hit a HR with it though.
I think that is against the rules.
Possibly.