Watch: Taijuan Walker Obliterates 455-Foot Home Run

Jon Strong July 25, 2017

Taijuan Walker is a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks who, in his four-year career has never hit a home run. Adding to the story, he became a father for the first time last week and this is his first game since.

Well, tonight he got another first. In the bottom of the 5th inning he obliterated a 455-foot bomb with an exit velocity of 110 mph. Pretty incredible.

Look again. That’s not the No. 99 you’re used to … #PitchersWhoRake pic.twitter.com/FjLZvosdiN

— MLB (@MLB) July 26, 2017

Jon Strong

Jon is the editor and lead writer at Dbacks Insider. He is a life-long, passionate baseball fan who grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, playing stickball and watching baseball at the College World Series. He aims to bring you the most up-to-date and relevant Dbacks news and commentary every day.