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Shohei Ohtani hit the second-longest home run in the history of Dodger Stadium on Sunday, mashing a 473-foot moonshot on a delivery from Kutter Crawford.
The blast had even teammates stunned as they stared in awe of Los Angeles’s superstar slugger.
Ohtani added on to his team’s lead in epic fashion, sending that pitch completely out of the home ballpark. Leaving the bat at 116.7 MPH, it was his seventh bomb to travel more than 450 feet this year.
Crawford found himself in a 2-1 hole while facing the lefty in the bottom half of the fifth frame. Already trailing 5-2, it was an undesirable position for any pitcher.
Ohtani made him pay when he left an 86-MPH cutter right down the heart of the plate, quickly depositing the pitch over the centerfield stands.
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Los Angeles teammate Clayton Kershaw was in the dugout during the at-bat, donning a headset while chatting with the booth during the ESPN broadcast.
He couldn’t believe his eyes!
“No, I don’t think so,” he replied when asked if he’d ever seen a ball hit that far. “That was amazing… Some of the righties can hit them out that way but for a lefty to go up there, I’m speechless. I’ve never seen that before… That’s not even pulled. That’s right-center!”
Shohei Ohtani’s homer, which was his league-leading 30th of the season, put the Dodgers up 6-2 against the Red Sox. It was the team’s fifth bomb of the night.
The only ball to travel further in the venue was a 479-foot blast off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton in 2015.
Ohtani’s home run will only boost his National League MVP odds. As of Sunday, the slugger boasted -300 chances to take home the title. Doing so would allow him to become an award winner in each league.
With more bombs like this, he should have no issue!