Bobby Witt Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.’s 17 ft home run at Kauffman Stadium — out in 0 of 30 MLB ballparks

Bobby Witt Jr. hit a 17-foot home run down the right-field line at Kauffman Stadium on May 9, 2026. It would have cleared the wall in 0 of MLB’s 30 ballparks.

Tigers at Royals (1–5), off Burch Smith.

  • 0/30Ballparks it clears
  • 17 ftProjected distance
  • 101.7 mphExit velocity
  • -6.0°Launch angle
  • 45.0°Spray angle

Field view — Kauffman Stadium

Stays in
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The ball landed 17 ft from the plate, down the right-field line, where the wall is 330 ft. The outline is this park’s wall; the dashed line is the ball’s path over the ground.

Would it be out in every ballpark?

Each park’s outfield wall is sampled at seven spray angles and interpolated to this ball’s 45.0° angle, then compared against its 17-foot projected distance.

BallparkWall at this angleResult
BOS logoFenway Park302 ftStays in
SF logoOracle Park309 ftStays in
NYY logoYankee Stadium314 ftStays in
BAL logoCamden Yards318 ftStays in
PIT logoPNC Park320 ftStays in
TB logoTropicana Field322 ftStays in
SD logoPetco Park322 ftStays in
CLE logoProgressive Field325 ftStays in
ATH logoSutter Health Park325 ftStays in
ATL logoTruist Park325 ftStays in
CIN logoGreat American Ball Park325 ftStays in
HOU logoDaikin Park326 ftStays in
SEA logoT-Mobile Park326 ftStays in
TEX logoGlobe Life Field326 ftStays in
TOR logoRogers Centre328 ftStays in
MIN logoTarget Field328 ftStays in
DET logoComerica Park330 ftStays in
KC logoKauffman Stadium330 ftStays in
LAA logoAngel Stadium330 ftStays in
NYM logoCiti Field330 ftStays in
PHI logoCitizens Bank Park330 ftStays in
LAD logoDodger Stadium330 ftStays in
CHW logoRate Field335 ftStays in
WSH logoNationals Park335 ftStays in
MIA logoloanDepot Park335 ftStays in
STL logoBusch Stadium335 ftStays in
ARI logoChase Field335 ftStays in
MIL logoAmerican Family Field345 ftStays in
COL logoCoors Field350 ftStays in
CHC logoWrigley Field353 ftStays in

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donged — how many of MLB’s 30 ballparks would that home run have left the yard in? Distances are Statcast projected distance from the MLB Stats API, compared against each park’s outfield wall at the ball’s spray angle. Wall height and trajectory arc are not modelled.