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Ketel Marte ties for the longest home run in the MLB this season

Jun 2, 2019, 2:03 PM | Updated: 3:43 pm

Ketel Marte’s first inning home run tied for the longest home run of the season in all of Major League Baseball with Nomar Mazara of the Texas Rangers.

The 482-foot blast had an exit velocity of 112 miles per hour and a launch angle of 23 degrees.

The long ball came off New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz.

It was the Diamondbacks’ league-leading 34th home run off a lefty this season. Eduardo Escobar added the 35th later in the first inning.

According to the D-backs, the smack was tied for the sixth-longest home run ever at Chase Field and it was tied for the longest home run in D-backs history since Statcast began recording home run distances in 2015.

For Marte, it was the first leadoff home run of his career. It also tied his career high in home runs in a season with 14.

His two-RBI single in the eighth inning gave him 43 RBI on the season and bumped him up to the top-10 in the NL and tied with Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs and Bryce Harper of the Phillies.

New York Mets pitcher Steven Matz throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) New York Mets shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria makes an off-balance throw for an out on a ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte in the third inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder Adam Jones makes a running catch for an out on a ball hit by New York Mets' Pete Alonso in the third inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Arizona Diamondbacks' Eduardo Escobar celebrates with Tim Locastro (16) after hitting a two run home run against the New York Mets in the first inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) New York Mets' Wilson Ramos celebrates with Carlos Gomez (91) after hitting a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Arizona Diamondbacks Ketel Marte celebrates after hitting a solo home run against the New York Mets in the first inning during a baseball game, Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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