The Most Impossible Home Runs of the Statcast Era in MLB | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Daniel Johnston
Published Mar 24, 2026
Setting aside those of the inside-the-park variety, the shortest possible distance for a home run in a major league stadium resides at Fenway Park, where the "Pesky Pole" sits only 302 feet down the right field line.
During a tilt between the Red Sox and Kansas City Royals on July 29, 2017, Lorenzo Cain hit a ball that just barely made it to the Pesky Pole. Its official distance, naturally, was 302 feet.