Ball hit by Mickey Mantle on April 17, 1953 at Griffith Stadium to set a new distance record for home runs. (Courtesy the National Baseball Hall of Fame) The longest home run ever hit did not go 565 ...
(AP) — Seattle's Cal Raleigh broke Mickey Mantle's record for homers by a switch-hitter when he hit his 55th of the season off Royals ... fouled off Wacha's changeup and took a sinker for a ball ...