Dodgers News: James Outman Makes History Wednesday in Baltimore

He's alone in the record books for this one.

The Dodgers may have lost the series finale on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, but it wasn't a bad game for everyone.

Dodgers rookie James Outman, who's been hitting the ball much better as of late after struggling through a two-month slump, made history on Wednesday.

In the top of the fifth inning, he became the first left-handed batter ever to hit an opposite field home run at Camden Yards since they moved the left field wall back, per Dodgers Nation on Twitter.

James Outman hit a home run to the deepest part of the Orioles' outfield in left field.

He's the first left-handed hitter to hit a home run there since the Orioles moved the wall back in left field, per @Joe_Davis on the @SportsNetLA broadcast!!

— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) July 19, 2023

I know what you're thinking, what kind of statistic is that?

Well, two years ago, the Orioles decided to move their left field back... a lot.

The Camden Yards dimension were pushed back in left field, making them 384 feet back in left field, and 398 feet back in left center field.

A left-handed hitter hadn't hit a home run there in the last two seasons, but Outman decided to bring a halt to that trend. He crushed an opposite field, two-run home run, forever etching his name in the record books as the first lefty to hit a home run over the new left field wall in Camden Yards.

James goes oppo! pic.twitter.com/S8BdeOuI0B

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 19, 2023

Congrats to Outman on the impressive achievement. He's heating up just in time for the stretch run for LA.