Tag: McCovey Cove

MLB fans were in awe after the Giants’ Heliot Ramos became the first right-handed batter to hit HR into McCovey Cove

The impossible has happened.

Ever since AT&T Park opened in 2000, the stadium has boasted one of baseball’s most picturesque settings along McCovey Cove. And with that, batters had the opportunity to actually hit home runs into the ocean.

But in those 25 seasons, splash-down home runs have exclusively been a feat for left-handed batters. Entering Sunday, there had been 104 splash-down homers, and all of them had been hit by left-handed batters (many of which by this guy).

That changed on Sunday.

With the Giants down a run in the ninth inning against the Padres, outfielder Heliot Ramos barreled a 100.2 mph fastball from Robert Suarez and became the first right-handed batter to ever hit a home run into McCovey Cove.

It was bound to happen at some point, especially given the velocity from today’s pitchers. But it’s difficult to overstate how impressive that 394-foot, opposite-field home run was.

MLB fans loved that it finally happened for a right-handed batter.

This was how Twitter/X reacted

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Michael Harris II hit a Braves grand slam into McCovey Cove with his first at-bat off the injured list

Hitting a grand slam into McCovey Cove? Check.

Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II wasted no time making his presence known in his team’s batting rotation after coming off the injured list on Wednesday night against the hosting San Francisco Giants.

With his very first at-bat back in the Braves lineup, Harris knocked a grand slam right out of Oracle Park and into the water at McCovey Cove. 

This is the kind of electric highlight that Atlanta has been craving since Harris went on the injured list, as the Braves try to take advantage of a sinking Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East.

You don’t often get the chance to hit a gland slam into McCovey Cove, but Harris took full advantage of it with his Atlanta return.

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