"This day in Los Angeles Dodgers history saw Mike Piazza hit what once held as the longest home run at Coors Field. Piazza's blast on September 26, 1997, was hit off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Darren Holmes and traveled 496 feet. Piazza's home run hit off the left-center field billboard that is located between the scoreboard and Rockpile display. However, the distance was a postgame estimate by the Rockies and ultimately was a point of contention, particularly once the Statcast era began in 2015."
"Piazza's homer in the sixth inning extended the Dodgers lead in what became a 10-4 victory over the Rockies. The 1997 MLB season was Piazza's fifth of six consecutive All-Star campaigns. He finished the year batting .362/.431/.638 with 32 doubles, 40 home runs and 124 RBI. Piazza remained with the Dodgers until getting traded along with Todd Zeile to the then-Florida Marlins for Manuel Barrios, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, Charles Johnson and Gary Sheffield on May 14, 1998.."
On Sept. 26, 1997 Mike Piazza hit a 496-foot home run at Coors Field off Colorado Rockies reliever Darren Holmes, striking the left-center billboard between the scoreboard and Rockpile display. The distance was a postgame estimate by the Rockies and later drew dispute after Statcast measurements began in 2015. Piazza's sixth-inning homer helped extend a lead in a 10-4 Dodgers victory; he went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Subsequent recorded longest homers at Coors Field reached 504 feet by Giancarlo Stanton and C.J. Cron; Christian Yelich hit 499 feet and Jesús Sánchez matched 496. Piazza finished 1997 with a .362/.431/.638 line, 40 homers and 124 RBI before being traded in May 1998.
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