An eye-popping return: Drake Baldwin hits farthest home run of MLB season

[p]It was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baldwin-drake/vkMI9T7o/"]Baldwin[/a]'s first at-bat this season since coming off the injured list after dealing with a right oblique strain since May 18th. [/p][embed guid="2e6856c8-fd86-40c7-a785-d9763547bd06" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YydfnCNdSc" social-type="youtube" /][p]The reigning National League Rookie of the Year was having a stellar season until he hit the IR. Baldwin was hitting a team-best .303 batting average heading into Tuesday's matchup, which was tied with Michael Harris II, who left the game with an injury. [/p][p]He now has 14 home runs and 39 RBI in 49 games this season, a year removed from taking the NL by storm. [/p][p]Baldwin finished his 2025 rookie campaign with 19 home runs, 80 RBI, and a .274/.341/.469 slashline in 124 games, receiving 21 of 30 first-place votes for the NL ROTY award. [/p][p]Atlanta currently sit atop the MLB with the best record at 46-25 (Tuesday's game excluded). [/p]