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Nick Selbe

Shohei Ohtani Crushed Yet Another Moonshot Home Run to Extend MLB Lead

For most of Sunday’s game against the Diamondbacks, Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani looked human. Entering his fourth plate appearance, the three-time All-Star was 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts and a routine flyout. Then, MLB’s home run leader showed why he’s become the most feared hitter in the game.

Ohtani unleashed his otherworldly power on a hanging slider from Arizona’s Kyle Nelson, crushing the ball deep into the right field stands for his 31st home run of the season. Statcast measured the blast at 454 feet and with an exit velocity of 115.4 miles per hour, with the ball landing in one of the tunnels of the elevated stands about 20 rows deep.

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