Yu Darvish hit a 410-foot homer to center field and the Rangers' bench really loved it
All season long, we've seen pitchers club their way into the #PitchersWhoRake conversation. The thing is, most of them -- the Jake Arrietas, Adam Wainwrights, Noah Syndergaards and Madison Bumgarners of the world -- have been building up their reputations for a while.
Rangers right-hander
That all changed when he emphatically entered himself in the mix with a booming solo shot to center field -- the first by a Rangers pitcher since Bobby Witt in 1997. It was a blast that even gloved wonder
Naturally, the Rangers' dugout erupted in celebration, with
As for Darvish's home run, he squared it up pretty well, considering the ball went 410 feet to dead center field, landing in the grass above the fence:
Wow... Yu Darvish hit a HR 410ft. That's awesome. (Exit velocity 105.2 MPH)
— Daren Willman (@darenw) August 25, 2016
Talk about hitting your first career homer with authority.