The Giants' Heliot Ramos became the first right-handed batter in the 25-season history of Oracle Park to hit a Splash Homer into McCovey Cove, achieving the feat in a 4-3 loss to the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
Ramos hit his 394-foot drive into the water beyond the right field wall in the ninth inning on a full-count 100.4 mph fastball from closer Robert Suarez. It was the 168th Splash Hit overall, the 105th by the Giants.
A 25-year-old All-Star outfielder, Ramos said he had never reached the water during batting practice.
"But I knew no righty had ever done it, so it was always something that would be special if I did it," Ramos said.
Ramos, picked to his first All-Star team, entered hitting .158 over his prior 15 games. The drive was 103.8 mph off the bat, according to MLB Statcast.
