Seattle Mariners prospect Lazaro Montes launches 475-foot HR

Seattle Mariners

Highly touted Seattle Mariners prospect Lazaro Montes is known for his prodigious raw power. But even for him, this was jaw-dropping. Hype Train: Is Cal Raleigh the 1st-half AL MVP? In just his fourth game since being promoted to Double-A Arkansas, the lefty-hitting Montes launched a towering 475-foot moonshot home run on Friday night during the Travelers’ wild 17-15 loss to Amarillo. Montes’ monstrous blast soared deep into the Texas sky and landed on a walkway well beyond the center-field fence at Amarillo’s Hodgetown ballpark. It was Montes’ 20th home run of the season, which is tied for the most in the entire minor leagues. For context, there have been just two homers at the MLB level this

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