Garrett Mitchell crushed a 115.5-mph homer off Bailey Ober in one his three at-bats before being lifted for a pinch-hitter Sunday against the Twins.
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Garrett Mitchell hit a career-high 115.5-mph home run off Bailey Ober in Sunday's game against the Twins, his second homer of the season. Despite the impressive power display, Mitchell was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning, and his absence in the field led to a costly triple by Luke Keaschall that resulted in a Twins run.
We didn't know Mitchell had that in him; his previous career-high exit velocity was 112.6 mph from earlier this season. It was just his second homer of the year, though he does have 10 barrels. The Brewers had Andrew Vaughn hit for him against a lefty in the top of the eighth. Vaughn grounded out, and Mitchell's absence proved costly in the bottom of the inning, when Jackson Chourio, who moved from left to center, couldn't make a sliding catch on a Luke Keaschall triple that led to a Twins' run.