Los Angeles Angels Star Shohei Ohtani Sets Another Absurd Mark on Friday Night
Another day, another unreal achievement for Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani.
Playing against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night, Ohtani hit a home run a whopping 493 feet, marking the longest home run hit in baseball this season. That was his 30th of the season.
James Smyth of the YES Network tweeted about the stat - with a little extra flavor attached to it.
Ohtani 493!
So the guy who just passed Giancarlo Stanton for the longest home run of the MLB season also has a 3.02 ERA in 95.1 IP with 127 strikeouts and a .180 opponent batting average
Just another day in the life of the best player in the world. Ohtani leads baseball in home runs and just earned another All-Star Game selection.
Throw in that he helped lead Team Japan to the World Baseball Classic championship this spring and that he's headed for a $500-600 million payday this offseason, and this is certainly the year of Ohtani. He's also quite likely headed for his second career MVP Award.
Ohtani will get a chance to do more historic things on Saturday when the Angels host the Diamondbacks at Angel Stadium.
First pitch in that game is scheduled for 10:07 p.m. ET. Ryne Nelson will pitch for the Diamondbacks while Tyler Anderson goes for the Angels. Nelson enters the matchup at 4-4 with a 4.97 ERA while Anderson is 4-2 with a 5.54 ERA.
Ohtani will not get a chance to pitch in this series. He's next scheduled to go in the following series against the San Diego Padres.
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