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Padres rookie Hunter Renfroe unleashed an epically monster homer

Every now and then, a player hits a home run that is so huge, so ridiculously enormous, that it feels like your brain has split into a million pieces and every brain piece is dancing for joy in your head. There are a few guys in the majors who can hit homers like that: Mark Trumbo, Giancarlo Stanton… but how about Hunter Renfroe?

Renfroe is an outfield prospect for the San Diego Padres who was called up on September 21. And just a handful of games into his major league career, he’s already making a name for himself. On Wednesday, he hit a towering, earth-shattering home run at Petco Park that landed where so few homers have landed before: the roof of Western Metal Supply Co.

Renfroe did it in the third inning of the Padres’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. With two runners on, Dodgers hurler Jose De Leon threw him just two pitches: a 78 mph curveball for a ball, and a 93 mph fastball that was down and outside the zone.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 28: Hunter Renfroe #71 of the San Diego Padres hits a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at PETCO Park on September 28, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
Hunter Renfroe goes down to get that fastball before sending it to the roof of Western Metal Supply Co. (Getty Images)

Renfroe went down to get that fastball, gave a mighty upward swing, and then sent it into the stratosphere.

It looked like it might never come down, and when it finally did, it landed in the crowd standing on the roof of Western Metal Supply Co.

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If that homer looks a little familiar, it’s because we’ve seen two other guys hit the roof of Western Metal Supply Co. this season.

In the Home Run Derby, those guys were hitting meatballs that were meant to be home runs. Renfroe did it on a pitch served to him by a major league pitcher who was trying to get him out. Oops.

What’s really insane about this? Renfroe’s roof homer was just the latest in his incredible debut week. He’s got four home runs in seven total major league games, including two in Tuesday’s game: a three-run homer and a grand slam. He’s hitting .381/.409/1.000. That’s not a bad way to start off your MLB career.

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Liz Roscher is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email her at lizroscher@yahoo.com or follow her on twitter! Follow @lizroscher