471 feet off the YMCA?! Jackson crushes one

Triple-A Nashville catcher Alex Jackson belted a 471-foot homer out of AutoZone Park in Tuesday night’s 7-5 victory over Memphis.

That's not a typo, Jackson's 114.4 mph home run left the ballpark and nailed the YMCA building behind the left-field seats. The Brewers' catching farmhand clearly took his first-inning strikeout by Tommy Parsons to heart, and he put the Sounds back in the game when he came up his second time against the right-hander in the fourth.

It was a sign that Jackson’s offense is coming around after a rough start to the season. The 27-year-old was just 1-for-8 in his first two games and hadn't flashed his home run power.

This is what pulverized looks like. https://t.co/cAED6DD6PY

— Nashville Sounds (@nashvillesounds) April 5, 2023

But we've certainly seen that power from Jackson before. In 2019, he sent 28 baseballs out of the yard in 85 games for Triple-A Gwinnett in the Braves organization. Perhaps it was just a matter of time before the veteran Minor Leaguer flexed his muscles again at this level.

Jackson’s swing was there in his next at-bat as well, as he knocked a base hit up the middle in the seventh. If he continues to rediscover his offense this year in the Minors, he might find more opportunities in the Majors again.

He’s played in just 66 games over four different seasons (2019-22) with the Braves and Marlins. The longest stint Jackson's had in The Show was in 2021, and he got the nod after slugging .694 with 11 homers and a 1.060 OPS in 30 games at the Triple-A level.

Starting the season 3-for-10 with two extra-base hits (and one magnificent moonshot) is not a bad way to reach his offensive potential, especially as a catcher.