WATCH: Ian Happ obliterates 428-foot dinger

Ian Happ's first home run of the season carried 428 feet out to straightaway center field.

Cole Little · Senior Writer · Sunday, April 04 2021

CHICAGO — With his first long ball of the year, Chicago Cubs center fielder Ian Happ crushed a moonshot out to straightaway center field on Sunday. The 428-foot blast led off the bottom of the third.

Putting the Cubs up 3-0 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Happ's dinger at Wrigley Field came on a slider thrown by Pirates starter Mitch Keller. The solo blast sported an exit velocity of 108.2 mph and a launch angle of 30 degrees.

Happer's Easter egg hunt.@BinnysBev pic.twitter.com/5SuVBHXHgQ
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 4, 2021

428 HAPPy feet for @ihapp_1! pic.twitter.com/4bbYxpVspW
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) April 4, 2021

Here's a topic for the next podcast.@ihapp_1 pic.twitter.com/jhmeAT2I6F
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 4, 2021

#Pirates 0 @ #Cubs 3 [B3-0o]:

Ian Happ homers (1): fly ball to CF(solo)

Hit: 428ft, 108.2mph, 30°??

Pitch: 85.6mph Slider (RHP Mitch Keller, 1)
— Home Run Tracker (@DingerTracker) April 4, 2021