A window near the Chop House at Truist Park was smashed during the MLB Home Run Derby 2025 in Atlanta on July 14, 2025.
ATLANTA – Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Oneil Cruz delivered the most jaw-dropping swing of Monday night’s Home Run Derby, launching a 513-foot missile that shattered Ronald Acuña Jr.’s Truist Park distance record — and reportedly broke a window in the process.
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Truist Park home record
What we know:
Cruz’s blast rocketed over the right-center field seats at 118 mph, easily surpassing Acuña’s 495-foot homer from 2020 to become the longest home run ever recorded at the Braves’ home stadium. The moment drew gasps from the Atlanta crowd and briefly halted the competition.
Cruz was a bit in disbelief over the long ball, possibly more than the announcers.
Though Cruz was eliminated in the semifinals by eventual winner Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners, his record-breaking shot became the defining moment of the night.
Oneil Cruz #15 of the Pittsburgh Pirates bats in the first round of the T-Mobile Home Run Derby during the MLB All-Star festivities at Truist Park on July 14, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images)
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Raleigh, who came into the Derby leading the majors with 38 home runs, narrowly advanced from the first round on a tiebreaker over Oakland’s Brent Rooker. He went on to defeat Cruz 19-13 in the semifinal, then topped Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final to win his first Derby title.
“Just one little tweak in the system and I’m not even in the next round, so that’s crazy,” Raleigh said, referring to his narrow advancement over Rooker by a margin of just 0.08 feet.
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But even with the trophy in hand, Raleigh couldn’t top the thunderous spectacle Cruz delivered. His 513-foot shot now ranks as one of the longest in Home Run Derby history — behind only Juan Soto’s 520-foot blast in Denver in 2021 — and gave fans a glimpse of his raw, generational power.
Cruz may not have won the Derby, but he left Atlanta with a piece of Truist Park history — and perhaps a repair bill.
The Source: FOX 5’s Alexa Liacko attended the event. Additional details were provided by the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and MLB. The Associated Press and FOX Sports contributed to this report.
