Although Lanzarote is part of Spain, the island is only around 120 km from Africa or 66 nautical miles. Did you know you can find a taste of Africa in central Puerto del Carmen?
Over the course of his 22-season career, Babe Ruth led the American League in home runs 12 times. Mike Schmidt and Ralph Kiner have the second and third most home run titles respectively, Schmidt with eight and Kiner with seven, all won in the National League.
And what was the longest home run in Target Field history? Vargasâ homer on June 22nd didnât even make the top ten, though his 446-foot shot from last season was good enough to get him on the list. But move over Kennysâ¦ Jim Thome is the undisputed king of Target Field in term of home run length. The (likely) future Hall of Famer owns the three longest bombs in the young stadiumâs history. Here are the videos of his three record blasts (so you can show your coworkers):