CJ Abrams Baffles MLB World by Hitting Home Run Off Absurdly High Pitch

Tom Dierberger | Aug 7, 2024

CJ Abrams hits a home run off Giants starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong on Tuesday at Nationals Park. / MASN

Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams showed Tuesday that no pitch—no matter the location—is safe when he's up at the plate.

In the second inning of Washington's matchup against the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park, Abrams mashed a 1–2 pitch from starting pitcher Hayden Birdsong 387 feet into the right field bleachers for a three-run homer, his 17th of the year.

But it was where the pitch was thrown that captured everyone's attention. Per MLB's Sarah Langs, the ball crossed the plate at 4.42 feet above the ground—the highest pitch hit for a home run this season.

In other words, the ball was at the level of Abrams's eyes.

CJ Abrams for the lead!

After starting the inning trailing 4-0, the @Nationals are up by one! pic.twitter.com/FxZdLe0ekB

— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2024

How did CJ Abrams hit this ball for a homer 🤯 pic.twitter.com/vhLa9a211z

— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2024

The MLB world was baffled by what they saw Tuesday at Nationals Park:

this is up there as one of the wildest home runs ive ever seen https://t.co/ooOkmAiAtD

— Matt Pisani (@pisannd5) August 6, 2024

Nah, this is crazy. Vlad Guerrero Sr. is somewhere smiling. https://t.co/BgM6SIpYwC

— Marcus S. (@marcus_child) August 6, 2024

This swing is ridiculous. https://t.co/jD4pFPJD9T

— JC Morrison (@Johhny_Calvin) August 6, 2024

I have no idea how he pulled a ball from the letters but DAMN

— Prop It Like It's Hot (@propitlikeit) August 6, 2024

Ball literally at forehead level https://t.co/9nv8w4DLjL

— ji havertz (@cole_shutup) August 6, 2024

Yeah, I'm rage quitting if I throw this pitch and it gets hit out https://t.co/YLWslfpqjB

— Kris (@5kl) August 7, 2024

Just incredible.