Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has been playing out of his mind lately. Ohtani is proving to be worth every penny of the massive deal he signed this offseason. He’s been electric at the plate seemingly every time he steps up.
On Saturday night, Ohtani and the Dodgers slugged their way to a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani hit a 459-foot home run against his former team.
Sho and tell:
Here we have yet another Shohei Ohtani home run 😳 pic.twitter.com/P4sXjYBQwx
— MLB (@MLB) June 23, 2024
MLB.com reporter Sarah Langs noted that Ohtani’s tape-measure home runs are setting Statcast-era records. Ohtani is the third player to hit at least four home runs more than 450 feet in a month. He has tied Joc Pederson for the Dodgers record for most home runs of that distance in a season, and tied Corey Seager and Yasiel Puig for the second-most homers of 440 feet or more for a Dodger in their career.
Shohei Ohtani has 4 450+ ft HR this month
only players with MORE in a calendar month under Statcast (2015):
Sept 2018 Trevor Story: 5
May 2015 Giancarlo Stanton: 5— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 23, 2024
Shohei Ohtani has 6 450+ ft HR so far this season
that’s tied with Joc Pederson for most by Dodger in a career under Statcast (2015) https://t.co/04Zvdf7gsF
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 23, 2024
Shohei Ohtani has 8 440+ ft HR so far this season
that’s tied with Corey Seager and Yasiel Puig for 2nd-most by a Dodger in a CAREER under Statcast (2015), behind only:
Joc Pederson: 12
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 23, 2024
This season, Ohtani has hit .321/.398/.632 with 23 home runs, 61 runs scored, and 57 RBI. He has 16 stolen bases as well and ranks first in the National League in fWAR.
It’s been a terrific season for Ohtani thus far, and that doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon.
