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Juan Thomas hit 291 home runs in 14 minor league seasons (1992-2005). The most he hit in a season was 33 for the Atlantic City Surf of the Atlantic League in 1998.
60ft.
Bob Gibson
60' 6" (standard distance for high school and up)
In 1992, Derek Jeter hit four home runs in the minor leagues. He started his Major League career in 1995.
Rogers Hornsby led the Major Leagues in home runs in 1925 with 39 home runs for St. Louis.
Jimmie Foxx led the Major Leagues in 1933 with 48 home runs for Philadelphia.
Lou Gehrig led the Major Leagues with 49 home runs for the Yankees in 1934.
The pitchers plate must be 46 feet from home plate in Minor and Major leagues and 60 ft 6 inches in Junior or Senior league
Jim Palmer hit 6 home runs in his professional baseball career, 3 in the minor leagues and 3 in the major leagues. The three major league home runs came off of Jim Bouton of the Yankees in 1965, Dave Morehead of the Red Sox in 1966, and Rich Hand of the Indians in 1970.
Inasmuch as the minor leagues are the training grounds for the majors, the distance from the pitching rubber to home plate is exactly the same as in the majors ... Sixty feet and six inches. Think any of the "greats" could have adjusted to the majors if the distance was less?
Jimmie Foxx led the major leagues in home runs in 1932. He hit 58 for Philadelphia that year.
Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees led the Major Leagues with 46 home runs in in 1924.