It’s that time again. Everybody loves home runs and now (thanks to Statcast) it’s time to take a look back at 10 of the longest home runs of the season for the Atlanta Braves during the 2026 regular season. As you can imagine by Atlanta’s return to the Postseason, the homers flew early and often for the Braves in 2026. They hit 204 homers, which put them in a three-way tie seventh-place in all of baseball (with the Dodgers and Mets). In all but one of the Postseason seasons for the Braves since 2018,
they’ve hit at least 200 dingers so maybe that appears to be a magic number for this team as currently constructed?
Either way, the home run stroke returned for Atlanta in a major way this season and now it’s time to look back at the 10 longest dingers of the season for the Braves.
No. 10 – Austin Riley, August 4 vs. Marlins, 433 feet
Get ready to see a lot of Austin Riley on this list. Despite the fact that Riley had a pretty underwhelming year as a whole when it came to plate production, he did so “despite” finishing the season in the 91st percentile in Bat Speed, the 82nd percentile in Barrel percentage and the 81st percentile in Hard-Hit percentage. He can still hit a ball pretty hard — it’s just a matter of actually hitting it.
No. 9 – Austin Riley, September 11 vs. Phillies, 434 feet
In fact, we didn’t have to wait long to see Austin Riley’s second appearance on this list. That September 11 classic against the Phillies was a fun night at the ballpark and it provided us with moments like this one where the Braves continued to fight and claw against Philadelphia in a crucial moment in the NL East race. Truist Park wasn’t particularly kind to Aaron Nola during the month of September (whether it was the regular season or the Postseason) and this was another example of it.
No. 8 – Matt Olson, August 16 vs. Diamondbacks, 437 feet
This was a majestic way to help give the Braves the win in what was a frustrating weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, as Matt Olson crushed one out to dead center for a three-run shot that gave the Braves the lead and ultimately the victory. I’d say that this is the most aesthetically-pleasing dinger on this list so far, as there’s just something satisfying about seeing that ball land, bounce and eventually (I’m assuming) roll out of the stadium and into the loading bay out there beyond center field. Plus, we got the usual mix of admiration and disgust that we see from Matt Olson whenever he demolishes a ball. You love to see it.
T-No. 4 – Austin Riley, May 2 at Rockies, 438 feet
Coors.
In all seriousness though, you knew a Colorado shot was going to make it onto the list and here it is. It may not look super spectacular but due to the large dimensions at Coors Field, you’ve got to hit ‘em a long way to get no-doubters in that ballpark. That was the case for Riley, who makes yet another appearance on this list. It’s also bittersweet to hear Brandon Gaudin on the call claim that “Austin Riley might be back,” because we all wanted that to happen a ton and it felt like there were plenty of moments that felt like the turning point. Ah well.
T-No. 4 – Ronald Acuña Jr., May 31 at Reds, 438 feet
Speaking of guys who looked like they were “back” but didn’t quite get there, Ronald Acuña Jr. definitely fits that bill. His flashes of brilliance lasted much longer, though — this series in Cincinnati being a prime example of it as we got to see an extended glimpse of Acuña at his most brilliant at the plate. Acuña went on an absolute tear during this series and this moonshot was proof of how locked in he was at the moment. Also, get ready to see “438” feet a lot because that was a distance that this team enjoyed, apparently.
T-No. 4 – Austin Riley, August 12 vs. Mets, 438 feet
Another bomb for Austin Riley during another one of those games where it looked like he was getting set to put it all together and go on a real run. You’re really doing something if you reach the middle rows in the left-center outfield seats.
T-No. 4 – Drake Baldwin, April 21 at Nationals, 438 feet
This is probably the wildest entry on the list basically because of where the pitch was located in the first place. Foster Griffin probably figured that the worst that could happen in this situation against Drake Baldwin was a ball or maybe even a pop fly. Instead, Baldwin put a huge swing on it and ended up sending it deep into the seats. Baseball is a wild sport, y’all.
No. 3 – Matt Olson, April 10 vs. Guardians, 441 feet
Another incredibly aesthetically-pleasing dinger from Matt Olson. We all love to see Chop House shots and we especially love seeing them hit the roof out there (at least if it’s a Braves batter. No points for you, Kyle Schwarber) and this was another one that Olson could add to his personal list. Hoo boy, that was majestic.
No. 2 – Ronald Acuña Jr., September 5 at Phillies, 450 feet
Here’s the dinger that set off the home run trot that set off Philadelphia fans and their media for nearly a full week. Acuña got every stitch of this one (against Zack Wheeler, to boot) on a pitch that landed right in the part of the strike zone where you don’t want to leave a pitch to Acuña. If it’s low and in the middle of the zone, that is Nitro Time for Acuña and he lifted off in fine fashion on this particular pitch.
No. 1 – Drake Baldwin, June 16 vs. Giants, 473 feet
Drake Baldwin’s first swing after an IL stint ended up resulting in the longest home run that any Braves player hit this season. That fact alone is absolutely wild but it’s also crazier when you consider the conditions. This was a game that ended up getting postponed due to rain and the conditions were absolutely appalling for baseball on that particular Summer evening. Yet, Baldwin still sent this ball on a fantastic voyage and hit it deep into the greenery in dead center field. This was such an impressive home run on so many levels and it’s worthy of being the most majestic dinger on this particular list.
BONUS – 2026 Short Boy Award: Ronald Acuña Jr., August 6 vs. Marlins, 337 feet
Acuña popped two dingers in this game and I’m including both of them because they were both bizarre. The first one is that one where two Marlins outfielders collided near the fence and none of them came up with the ball — it bounced off of them and into the seats for a dinger. The second one is what got Acuña the Short Boy Award for 2026, as he bounced it off of the concrete lining the brick wall in right field and into the nearby concourse in order to cap off one of the weirdest multi-homer games that you’ll ever see a Braves player have.
