For Pete's Sake

Statcast: Kyle Schwarber’s monster homer was shorter than Eric Hosmer’s on Monday


Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer connected on a two-run home run in the ninth inning against the Houston Astros in Game 4 of the ALCS.
Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer connected on a two-run home run in the ninth inning against the Houston Astros in Game 4 of the ALCS. deulitt@kcstar.com

Kyle Schwarber’s massive home run in the seventh inning for the Cubs against the Cardinals provided a fitting exclamation point to that National League Division Series.

While 419 feet is impressive, it wasn’t close to the one home run hit by the Royals’ Eric Hosmer in Game 4 of the ALDS:

Pete Grathoff: 816-234-4330, @pgrathoff

This story was originally published October 13, 2015 at 7:15 PM.

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