Wallner's 116.7 mph laser tied the game in the seventh inning.
Matt Wallner's return to the Minnesota Twins after re-finding his swing at Triple-A has yielded immediate results. The former Minnesota Mr. Baseball winner from Forest Lake doubled in his first at-bat against the White Sox Monday night and then ripped a screaming line driver homer into the right field bleachers to tie the game in the seventh inning.Wallner's homer had an exit velocity of 116.7 mph, making it the second hardest-hit home run by any Twins player in the Statcast era.
Nelson Cruz owns the next two hardest-hit homers at 116.6 mph and 116.5 mph, respectively. Those were both during his lone season in Minnesota in 2021. The only other 116+ mph homers in Twins history are by Trevor Larnach and Kennys Vargas (116.0 mph on June 10, 2017.
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