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Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani ended his spectacular month of June with a bang.
Ohtani launched his 30th home run of the season in the sixth inning of LA’s 6-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday-evening.
Los Angeles Angels designated batter Shohei Ohtani (17) with a kabuto in the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning of an MLB baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 30, 2023 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA. (John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The 150-yard bomb was the longest of Ohtani’s career and the longest of the 2023 MLB season.
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Ohtani finished the month of June with 15 home runs, 29 RBI’s and a .394 batting average.
“I hear about all those 500-foot shots from guys in the past, but I don’t think I’ll ever see one,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said, according to MLB.com. “Because I (don’t think it’s possible) can see a more hit hit than the one I saw.
“The calculations before and now are a bit different, but I don’t think there’s a ball that can be hit further than that. Just great.”
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Shohei Ohtani of Los Angeles Angels after hitting a single during the eighth inning of a baseball game on Wednesday June 28, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Ohtani hit his 14th home run in the month of June on Thursday afternoon against the Chicago White Sox, setting a franchise record for most home runs in one month.
The two-run bombshell in the ninth inning broke the previous franchise record of 13 home runs held by Ohtani, Albert Pujols and Tim Salmon.
Ohtani is now just the ninth player to hit 30 home runs on July 1 in a previous season, and the first since Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles in 2013.
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Los Angeles Angels number 17 Shohei Ohtani at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on June 29, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
“He’s in a really good place,” Nevin said. “It’s nice to see. If we get some guys around him, we’ve seen Mike (Trout) do that in the last two days with five hits. If those guys go, they can carry us.
“Obviously it will cost everyone. But if those two guys play as well as they are, they can pretty much carry this club.”
Despite Ohtani’s moon shot, the Angeles dropped their third game in a row, falling to 44–40 on the season.
Joe Morgan is a sportscaster for Fox News.
