Every year since it opened in 1995, Coors has been a league leader in attendance. Strangely, it wasnt the most unusual aspect of the evening. The same design was incorporated into Coors Field, and is located in deep center field up high. .dLQAwR .contributor__text--name{color:#222222;font-size:1rem;font-weight:600;line-height:1;margin:0;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__container:hover{background-color:#e6f2ff75;color:#333333;}/*!sc*/ Many, however, feel that Coors Field has hurt the Rockies' success. As an expansion team that began play in 1993, the Rockies spent their first two seasons at Mile High Stadium. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .icon,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .p-icon *{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ Following is the information tracked and gathered by Statcast: Once upon a time, Storys 505-foot blast in 2018 ranked as the longest in the ballparks history. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .mlb-header--inner{margin:auto;max-width:none;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-black-italic.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-black-italic.woff') format('woff');font-style:italic;font-weight:900;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ Roach is also the PA announcer for the nearby Colorado Avalanche hockey team of the NHL and former PA announcer for the Denver Broncos of the NFL. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side{display:none;-webkit-align-items:stretch;-webkit-box-align:stretch;-ms-flex-align:stretch;align-items:stretch;width:100%;height:calc(100vh - 56px);position:relative;overflow:hidden;z-index:99992;top:0;}/*!sc*/ My eyesight is not what it used to be. In Major League Baseball, they pretty much topped out at about 120 miles an hour for exit velocity, and thats pretty rare. Nathan said. Coors Field also hosted three outdoor ice hockey games in February 2016. For the years Nathan tracked the change, 25% fewer home runs were hit at Coors Field after the humidor was installed. Ive tried to eyeball them a little bit. Behind the center field wall is a landscape decoration that reflects the typical environment of the Rocky Mountains. data-styled.g29[id="linkstyle__AnchorElement-sc-1rt6me7-0"]{content:"kKeedG,"}/*!sc*/ When Stantons distance was announced, longtime Rockies observers disputed that it was anywhere near the distance of Piazzas. ", These are the longest Coors Field moonshots. .dLQAwR .contributor__text--twitter{font-size:0.8rem;font-weight:600;}/*!sc*/ h5.headlinestyle__HeadlineWrapper-sc-1ccyctx-0{font-weight:normal;}/*!sc*/ Prior to the 2002 baseball season, studies determined that dry air rather than thin air had a greater contribution to the increased frequency of home runs. 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Ryan McMahon (Rockies), 495 feet off on Aug. 95. McMahons home run had a 33-degree launch angle, reached an apex of 130 feet, and had a hang time of 6.3 seconds. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top{background-color:#041E42;}/*!sc*/ Because of its short distance, the left and right fields at Fenway Park are the shortest in all of baseball. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(3){-webkit-transform:rotate(-45deg);-ms-transform:rotate(-45deg);transform:rotate(-45deg);}/*!sc*/ Thats what its like. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--name{display:none;}/*!sc*/ .dLQAwR{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin-right:8px;min-height:48px;margin-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .mlb-header__login-menu__link:hover{background-color:#e2e2e2;color:#002867;border-radius:3px;}/*!sc*/ Colorados current cast of star sluggers includes youngster Nolan Arenado and big swinger Carlos Gonzalez, who hit a combined 66 hasta-la-vistas last year. .groqnz .ad-body-container{border-color:#dddddd;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 1px 0;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;margin:0 2%;min-height:343px;width:96%;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:768px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top{padding:0 16px;}}/*!sc*/ If youre seated out past the left field fence, get your glove ready in sections 151, 152, 153, 154, and 155. data-styled.g146[id="Styles__StickyHeadline-sc-1wye7kw-2"]{content:"cHcHkC,"}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){article > header{padding:0;}}/*!sc*/ Coors Field has earned a reputation as a hitter's park, due to the effect of Denver's high elevation and semi-arid climate on the distances of batted balls. With an elevation of 5,186 feet nearly a mile above sea level the thin mountain air of Coors Field caters to the bleacher creature. As the ballpark with the sixth most home runs in baseball last year, and the deepest deep-ball dinged (486 feet), its fair to say National League hitters are thriving in the Rocky Mountains once the altitude sickness tapers off. Gonzalez's homer on Thursday was his 11th home run to go at least 425 feet this season, which is tied with teammate Trevor Story for the most such home runs in MLB. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline img{max-width:100%;}/*!sc*/ Cron on Friday night. .mHQYb .p-search__list{z-index:50;min-width:250px;border-radius:6px;-webkit-mask-image:-webkit-radial-gradient(#ffffff,#000000);}/*!sc*/ But in the top of the fifth, the D-backs scored nine runs -- including a Daulton Varsho go-ahead grand slam off Austin Gomber that gave Arizona a 10-8 lead. Most of my experience thinking about these things is at sea level and its hard to come up with the power to imagine someone hitting it much greater than 500 feet without the aid of either having low air density, which is the Coors Field effect, or an outflowing wind, Nathan says. As soon as you hit it, its like, If thats not out, I have no juice and I cant consider myself a power hitter. . Under the current Derby format, 30 seconds of bonus time will be awarded for hitting at least two home runs that each equal or exceed 440 feet. In an effort to see just how .mHQYb .p-search-item__container--sm{font-size:12px;height:30px;min-width:150px;}/*!sc*/ Gonzalez hit a home run in the sixth inning on Thursday that was calculated at 444 feet. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__group-title{display:block;padding:10px;width:100%;-webkit-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid;word-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;}/*!sc*/ So I was happy that it did, and happy to add on more runs.. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .icon *{fill:currentColor;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g11[id="buttonstyle__StyledButton-sc-vlv7w5-1"]{content:"hspSPq,"}/*!sc*/ What happens if Broncos, Sean Payton find common ground in Tuesday interview? All distances according to baseball savant. .hUHmCp > article .ad-top-right-container::before,.hUHmCp > article .ad-bottom-right-container::before{font-family:"proxima-nova";content:"ADVERTISEMENT";display:block;position:absolute;top:-17px;text-align:center;width:100%;color:#888888;font-size:0.694rem;line-height:13px;}/*!sc*/ The Blue Moon Brewery at The Sandlot is a microbrewery/restaurant that is behind the right-field stands, with an entrance from Coors Field, and from Blake Street. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight{background-color:#333333;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(4){top:16px;}/*!sc*/ .hUHmCp > article > aside{display:none;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo--mlb{-webkit-box-flex:99;-webkit-flex-grow:99;-ms-flex-positive:99;flex-grow:99;padding-right:0;padding-left:28px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__league{margin-bottom:5px;}/*!sc*/ body.article{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.5;}/*!sc*/ Pop time: How quickly, in seconds, a catcher can get the ball out of his glove and to the base on a stolen base or pickoff attempt. [23], There have been ten 10 games in Coors Field history, through the 2018 season. .blUWSx .share-list{position:absolute;list-style:none;margin:0;margin-left:2px;padding:0;margin-top:3px;margin-right:10px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-selector{width:3px;height:100%;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner:hover a,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner:hover span{color:#ffffff;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner:hover .p-icon *{fill:#ffffff;}}/*!sc*/ .ebrWqN{box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;background-color:#f3f3f3;border-radius:50%;-webkit-border-radius:50%;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__list--multiple-type .p-search-item--team + .p-search-item--player:before{border-top:1px solid #ddd;content:'Players';left:10px;right:10px;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx .share-button{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;background:none;border:none;padding:0;cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ That changed in 2020, with the arrival of Hawk-Eye. Statcast measured the home run at 505 feet and proclaimed it the longest in Coors Field history. Pretty cool, Cron said. @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-extrabold-italic.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-extrabold-italic.woff') format('woff');font-style:italic;font-weight:800;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ Rumors circulated that these fossils included a 7-foot-long (2.1m) 1,000-pound (450kg) triceratops skull. data-styled.g172[id="Styles__AppContainer-jwcsl0-0"]{content:"hUHmCp,"}/*!sc*/. From 2015-19, Statcast consisted of a combination of camera and radar systems. .eJdqRG a{color:#057AFF;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}/*!sc*/ Designers knew that the stadium would give up a lot of home runs, as the lower air density at such a high elevation would result in balls traveling farther than in other parks. Speaking of Stanton, he hit the longest homer at Coors Field in ESPN's data set, which goes back to 2009. [46], Being less elastic, a softer baseball experiences more. Its a high-speed, accurate instrument that automatically captures and generates reams of data every game on every play. @media (min-width:1024px){.groqnz.markdown,.groqnz.photo figcaption,.groqnz.oembed .social-embed{padding:0;}}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-thumbnail{margin-top:auto;height:45px;}/*!sc*/ Nathan has used his expertise and interests to bring new understanding to the sport. article ul,article ol{padding:0;margin:0 0 0 2.5rem;}/*!sc*/ The next season, 1996, with a full schedule finally, 271 home runs were hit at Coors Field. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav{text-align:left;background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx .share-button__link--message{position:absolute;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;height:100%;left:-105px;bottom:2px;padding:0 5px;border-radius:5px;background:#041E42;color:#ffffff;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12px;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g100[id="styles__SearchWidgetContainer-sc-1vorjk3-0"]{content:"fYCiRB,"}/*!sc*/ It felt good off my bat, Cron said. C.J. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-container{-webkit-order:99;-ms-flex-order:99;order:99;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex:99 1 100%;-ms-flex:99 1 100%;flex:99 1 100%;width:100%;}/*!sc*/ .ggWmAj{background:#ffffff;box-shadow:0 2px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2);max-height:64px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 16px;position:fixed;top:0;width:100%;z-index:2;}/*!sc*/ Storys 505-foot home run was the longest in the majors since Statcast began projecting home runs in the 2015 season. Crons massive homer off D-backs right-hander Keynan Middleton, which landed well above the seats and near that white promotional truck, was projected at 504 feet, matching the longest home run hit at Coors Field since Statcast began tracking in 2015. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(1),.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(4){opacity:0;}/*!sc*/ It was fun to finally hit one," Cron said. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. .mHQYb .p-search__input--sm{font-size:12px;height:30px;min-width:150px;}/*!sc*/ We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. Base-to-base time: How much time, in seconds, it takes a runner to get from one base to another. Officially, Stantons 504-foot homer on Aug. 6, 2016, against Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis stands as the longest homer in Coors Field history. Jake Shapiro is a breaking news reporter at The Denver Post. And thats got to be pretty close to the maximum. .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-thumbnail--team{margin:0 auto 0 0.25rem;height:40px;width:45px;}/*!sc*/ [hidden]{display:none;}/*!sc*/ Story handled his home runs demotion with a sense of humor. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .mlb-header__login-menu{border-color:#057AFF;}/*!sc*/ With a 444-foot homer and a 486-foot homer on Thursday, the average home run distance at Coors Field went up to 420.3 feet, by far the highest average home run distance at He did come back to substitute in 2008. [18], Regardless of ball humidity, elevation is still a factor in games at Coors Field. It was found that baseballs stored in damper air are softer and therefore less elastic to the impact of the bat. The brewery is operated by the Coors Brewing Company, and experiments with craft beers on a small scale. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-items{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;width:100%;padding:0px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__list--multiple-type .p-search-item--team.p-search-item--es:first-of-type:before{content:'Equipos';}/*!sc*/ [44] The ballpark was also featured in two episodes of South Park: "Professor Chaos" (2002) and "The Losing Edge" (2005). .dLQAwR a:hover{color:#0048AB;}/*!sc*/ Let the record show that McMahons 495-foot, seventh-inning, two-run home run off St. Louis Cardinals reliever T.J. McFarland in the Rockies 16-5 win on Tuesday night ranks as the longest by a Rockies player in the Statcast era (since 2015) and the fourth-longest in Coors Field history. Coors Field is a baseball stadium in downtown Denver, Colorado. @media (min-width:375px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--shortname{display:none;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--name{display:inline-block;}}/*!sc*/ 550 feet? .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-items--spillover{display:none;}/*!sc*/ During that time, Coors Field was constructed for a cost of $300 million. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav{border-top:solid 4px #057AFF;}/*!sc*/ .ebrWqN:-moz-loading{color:#f3f3f3;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner a,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner span{color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ To fund those improvements, the Rockies agreed to a long-term lease to develop club-owned nearby land.[9]. Meaning, with complex algorithms and less guesswork, theres now a reasonably accurate way to measure moon shots and what creates them. Only scoreless game through nine innings at Coors Field. data-styled.g166[id="Styles__VideoPlayerContainer-t94iyc-0"]{content:"XOHMa,"}/*!sc*/ Here are the longest homers at Coors Field since the advent of Statcast in 2015: 1-T. 504 feet -- C.J. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ In center, the Coors Field Fountains pay homage to the wonderful wilderness of greater Denver. *{box-sizing:border-box;}/*!sc*/ Coors Field is the ultimate hitter's haven. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:56px;-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:flex-end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:flex-end;-webkit-flex:99 1 45%;-ms-flex:99 1 45%;flex:99 1 45%;}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-extrabold.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-extrabold.woff') format('woff');font-style:normal;font-weight:800;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ Stadium designers knew beforehand that Coors Field would give up a disproportionate number of home runs because of its high elevation and dry air, and acted accordingly by placing the For all of the anticipation and hype that surrounded the long-awaited participation of two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani as well as distance king Joey Gallo in their first Home Run Derbies and at mile-high Coors Field, no less it was easy to overlook the one contestant in the field whod done this before. .mHQYb .p-search-item__team-logo--container{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;margin-left:auto;}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold.woff2') format('woff2'), url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold.woff') format('woff');font-weight:700;font-style:normal;}/*!sc*/ As of June 15, 2022, comments on DenverPost.com are powered by Viafoura, and you may need to log in again to begin commenting. .groqnz.markdown,.groqnz.photo figcaption,.groqnz.oembed .social-embed{padding:0 16px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.locale,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.search{display:none;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:768px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header{font-size:14px;}}/*!sc*/ For stat geeks, McMahons home run came off his bat at 110.4 mph on McFarlands 1-0 changeup clocked at 82 mph. Mickey Mantle is believed to have hit a home run 565 feet in 1953, with original estimates putting it at an astounding 734 feetalthough that distance has been widely In the spring preceding the 2007 Rockies season, Roach announced his retirement from his post at Coors Field to spend more time over the summer with his family. @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-club],.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-microsite]{background-image:linear-gradient(#002867 50%,#081c3b 50%);}.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top__nav-items{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}}/*!sc*/ We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. Launch angle: How high, in degrees, a ball was hit by a batter. sup{top:-0.5em;}/*!sc*/ A key factor many overlook when talking about altitude is that Denver can often have strong breezes on summer afternoons. data-styled.g145[id="Styles__StickyHeaderContent-sc-1wye7kw-1"]{content:"jbYgiH,"}/*!sc*/ maintained sub-4 ERAs during their Rockies tenure (3.66 and 3.84 respectively). It sits near Interstate 25 and has direct access to the 20th Street and Park Avenue exits. But for a brief period, the longest LoDo dinger was thought to belong to Trevor Story, who hit a homer in 2018 that was initially estimated at 505 feet before official measurements recalculated it at 487. @media (max-width:1023px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-items{font-size:14px;}}/*!sc*/ I got it pretty good, McMahon deadpanned. \n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","type":"rich","width":550,"__typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"cj-cron-504-foot-home-run-coors-field\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4":{"data":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"cj-cron-504-foot-home-run-coors-field\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.4.data","typename":"ExternalEmbedContent"},"type":"oembed","__typename":"ExternalEmbed"},"$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({\"locale\":\"en-us\",\"slug\":\"cj-cron-504-foot-home-run-coors-field\",\"type\":\"story\"}).parts.5":{"content":"Cron, it turns out, had missed putting himself on the long-distance chart.\n\nIt was fun to finally hit one,\" Cron said. Mike Piazza (Dodgers) 496 feet (Sept., 26, 1997) 2. .eJdqRG p{margin-top:0;}/*!sc*/ Right-center houses the bullpens. Can Rudy Gobert-less Jazz keep pesky Nuggets off the glass? [37], On August 7, 2016, Ichiro Suzuki collected his 3,000th MLB career hit: a seventh-inning triple that was off the right field wall off Rockies pitcher Chris Rusin.[38]. sub,sup{font-size:75%;line-height:0;position:relative;vertical-align:baseline;}/*!sc*/ Astros 2022 World Series Champs! .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item .icon__subnav-arrow{-webkit-transform:rotate(-90deg);-ms-transform:rotate(-90deg);transform:rotate(-90deg);margin-right:0;width:11px;height:11px;float:none;}/*!sc*/ Theyve reached the playoffs in three seasons (1995, 2007, and 2009), and made it all the way to the World Series in 2007 (they lost all four games). We all started checking our iPads to see how far it went.. Giancarlo Stanton also hit a 504-foot homer here on Aug. 6, 2016, when he was with the Marlins. When the Rockies released a Story bobblehead on June 30, 2019, the base was Heres a look at the longest in the ballparks history. Right when Mac hit it, we were like, Holy cow, that went really far! Hilliard said. button,select{text-transform:none;}/*!sc*/ According to Major League Baseball, the new measurement system instituted prior to that season was more accurate, and in light of that, they went and re-examined a number of home run distances from previous seasons. His home run on Thursday brought his average home run distance to 424.8 feet, the highest average home run distance in the majors this season (minimum of 15 home runs). textarea{overflow:auto;}/*!sc*/ Jess Snchez (Marlins), 496 feet on May He hit that one farther than a lot of eyes can see. Stantons Coors Field mark is just one foot shy of the Statcast-Era-long of 505 feet hit by Nomar Mazar at Globe Life Park in 2019. Coors Fields altitude will increase those numbers thanks to its thinner air creating less drag on the ball. header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open{position:fixed;top:0px;z-index:99992;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__list--sm{font-size:12px;min-width:150px;}/*!sc*/ The 76-acre Coors Field stands at 20th and Blake streets in Denver's lower downtown/Ballpark Neighborhood. That was big boy territory.. @media (min-width:768px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:flex-start;-ms-flex-pack:start;justify-content:flex-start;}}/*!sc*/ *Off the billboard between the scoreboard and the Rockpile | ^ Projected distance without Statcast | # Initially estimated at 505 feet, changed to 487 feet with the release of a new version of Statcast prior to the 2020 season. It was much louder than a normal hit, he said. 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