With the World Series set to get underway this weekend, we’re officially closer to the offseason than we are the regular season that just past. That means that this is as good of a time as any to take a good look back at something that all baseball fans love and adore: The long ball.
The Atlanta Braves themselves have had years in recent times where they’ve gone on home run binges. 2025 wasn’t one of those seasons, as they finished the year with 190 dingers — 23 fewer than what they hit in 2024 and
117 (one-hundred and seventeen) fewer than the 307 that they crushed during that historic 2023 season. Those were the good ol’ days, huh? Anyways, there were still plenty of dingers to discuss when it came to the 2025 campaign and here are ten of the longest that Atlanta hit over the course of this past season.
No. 10 – Sean Murphy, June 29 vs. Philadelphia, 451 feet
Sean Murphy awoke from a pretty long slumber during this particular series against the Phillies, as this was not the only homer that he hit during this series (and not even the only homer that he hit during this series that made this list — more on that below). It was definitely a loud one that left Ranger Suárez cursing his luck for leaving this 88-mph hanger out there for Murphy to feast upon.
No. 9 – Ronald Acuña Jr., September 28 vs. Pittsburgh, 451 feet
This was the homer that ensured that Charlie Morton would walk off the mound for the final time in his big league career with a lead in hand. It’s also another reminder that throwing Acuña a heater right down the middle is usually not a good idea if you’re an opposing pitcher. Johan Oviedo left this one right down the middle of the plate and Acuña made no mistake at all with it.
No. 8 – Michael Harris II, August 6 vs. Milwaukee, 451 feet
You might know Trevor Megill from recently becoming the answer to a trivia question but in this case, he challenged Michael Harris II with a 99-mph heater right down the middle. That wasn’t enough to keep Money Mike from making another deposit by hitting his 10th homer of the season in emphatic fashion.
No. 7 – Eli White, July 8 at Sacramento Athletics, 452 feet
The minor league ballpark in Sacramento ended up being the site of the longest home run of the season according to StatCast: A 493-foot rocket that experienced liftoff for a Grand Slam when nick Kurtz got a meatball right down the middle. Sutter Health Park was also the site of one of the saddest long balls of the season: A moonshot from Eli White that helped the Braves avert a shutout while being down 10-0 in the fifth. With that being said, White managed to reach double-digits in homers this season with 10, so there’s that!
No. 6 – Sean Murphy, June 28 vs. Philadelphia, 455 feet
Before hitting this dinger that sent the ballpark in Cobb County into a frenzy, Sean Murphy had gone nearly a calendar month and almost 50 plate appearances in-between home runs. Needless to say, a massive grand slam coming against a divisional rival in order to put the game out of reach is a lovely way to make your return to the home run category, isn’t it?
No. 5 – Ronald Acuña Jr., July 20 vs. Yankees, 456 feet
This is Acuña’s second appearance on this list, as this has been the Acuña-and-Murphy Show so far. Unsurprisingly, this won’t be Acuña’s last appearance on this list. It’ll definitely be the most unique-looking dinger on this list, though. The ball hits off of the lip of the wall quartering off “Chattahoochee Falls” from the rest of the batter’s eye and bounces up for what feels like an age. It’s not the longest homer on this list but it’s certainly the most unique one.
No. 4 – Matt Olson, September 6 vs. Mariners, 459 feet
September ended up being one of Olson’s best months of the season, as Atlanta’s star first baseman ended his season with a flourish. Olson finished the final month of the season with a .292/.373/.635 slash line, good for 173 in wRC+, a .420 wOBA and eight homers for the month. This was the first of those eight dingers in September for Olson and hoo boy, he got all of that one.
No. 3 – Marcell Ozuna, May 12 vs. Nationals, 464 feet
The Bronze Medal in the Dinger Olympics goes to Marcell Ozuna, who got a fastball that was high but in the zone and apparently not moving enough to fool Ozuna in any way, shape or form. 464 feet later, the Braves had the lead. On a personal level, I was a very happy Braves fan watching this unfold because seeing this happen against Jake Irvin in particular (after the wild dominance he displayed against the Braves in 2024) was truly a sight for my own sore eyes.
No. 2 – Ronald Acuña Jr., May 23 vs. Padres, 467 feet
The Silver Medal goes to one of the contenders for the Gold Medal, as Ronald Acuña Jr. makes another appearance on this list. This one was truly special since this was not just Acuña’s first at-bat of the 2025 season after returning from a torn ACL, this was his first swing as well. It was as if Atlanta’s franchise player had never left but it was just fantastic to see Acuña make a return in such emphatic fashion.
No. 1 – Ronald Acuña Jr., July 28 at Royals, 468 feet
Whoops, Acuña got the Gold medal as well. While it’s not surprising at all that a majestic blast from Acuña ended up being the longest homer of the season for the Braves, it is a bit surprising that it didn’t take place in Atlanta. All but two of Atlanta’s longest homers took place at Truist Park, which is a bit of a reversal from the 2024 campaign where only one of Atlanta’s 10 longest homers were hit in Cobb County. The home fans got to enjoy some moonshots this season but as it turns out, Royals fans ended up being the luckiest fans of all since they got to see Acuña hit one across the state line.
BONUS – 2025 Short Boy Award: Jurickson Profar, August 17 at Guardians, 339 feet
The actual shortest home run of 2025 for the Atlanta Braves was a 321-foot inside-the-park homer on May 5 from Matt Olson and while that sounds like it would’ve been a ton of fun to witness Matt Olson (of all people) scampering around the basepaths, it wasn’t nearly as fun in practice. Poor Tyler Callihan of the Cincinnati Reds sold out trying to make a sliding catch and ended up fracturing his wrist while colliding into the wall down the third base line at Truist Park and losing the ball in the process.
I don’t think that y’all would want to see a guy breaking his wrist so instead I’m going to go with the shortest home run that actually cleared the fence. Jurickson Profar got a slider from Nic Enright and when you give it a first glance, it sure seems like one of those batted ball events that’ll end up with it being a lazy fly ball to right for an easy out. As it turned out, the ball just kept carrying and carrying until it left the park for a go-ahead dinger. Go figure. Short Boys get the job done.
There you have it! 10 of the longest dingers from the Atlanta Braves this season, with an unfortunate inside-the-park homer thrown in there as well. Which one of these was your favorite?
