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Counting down the Phillies' 5 longest home runs of the 2023 season

Here are the longest homers by Phillies hitters in 2023. Can you remember which home run topped the list this year?

By Michael Fisher

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No. 4: Bryce Harper, 451 feet

The fourth longest Phillies homerun of 2023 came courtesy of Bryce Harper on Sept. 23 against the New York Mets.

With the Phillies down 2-0 in the bottom of the second, Harper led off the inning against veteran José Quintana. After working the count full, Harper demolished a 90.7 mph four-seamer, pulling the helpless baseball into the second deck in right field at Citizens Bank Park for his 20th home run of the season.

The no-doubter, 451-foot home run left the bat at 113 mph at a 24-degree launch angle and put the Phillies on the board. They would come back to win the game 7-5, with the two-time MVP playing a pivotal role, with three RBI and four hard-hit balls (95+ mph) on the day.

No. 3: Nick Castellanos, 454 feet

No. 3 on the list of longest Phillies home runs of 2023 comes from Nick Castellanos on Sept. 21, just a couple of days before Harper's entry.

Facing Mets reliever Jeff Brigham in the sixth inning, Castellanos broke a 4-4 tie with a 454-foot home run to left field, which would turn out to be the game-winning run as the Phillies held on for a 5-4 victory.

With a 1-1 count, Brigham tossed in a sweeper that didn't sweep enough. Castellanos crushed it, with a booming crack that they could have heard in New York. His 28th long ball of the season left the bat at 110.3 mph at a 28-degree launch angle and went off the facing of the second deck. It capped off a phenomenal day for Casty, as he ended up with four RBI in the win.

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