Astrophysicist claims Pirates' Oneil Cruz's top-of-the-foul-pole HR is harder than a moon landing
This is a wild claim for an astrophysicist to make on a Oneil Cruz homer.
Astrophysicist claims Pirates' Oneil Cruz's top-of-the-foul-pole HR is harder than a moon landing originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . There have been plenty of fun storylines for the Pittsburgh Pirates this season.
Paul Skenes rebounding from an awful Opening Day outing, Konnor Griffin's call-up to the big leagues, and Oneil Cruz's breakout have been the biggest stories of the year. During Cruz's breakout, he might've hit a home run that's never happened before in MLB history. Against the Texas Rangers , he clobbered a baseball 432 feet that, somehow, hit the top of the foul pole in right field, leaving a clear mark on top of the pole.
It was a ridiculous feat, and Jayson Stark of The Athletic set out to add context to just how improbable this homer was. And Stark, in talking with Astrophysicist D. Meredith Wills of SportsMEDIA Technology Corp, got the answer he was looking for: this Cruz HR might be more difficult to accomplish than the moon landing.
Oneil Cruz's HR was harder to accomplish than moon landing "Frankly, it's like comparing it to us sending a spacecraft up and having it land on, like, an asteroid or something," Wills said. That alone is a remarkable comparison for Cruz's homer , which is such an incredible feat that it's likely never happened before in baseball history. ONEIL CRUZ OFF THE TOP OF THE FOUL POLE š³ (via @Pirates ) pic.