There’s nothing like the sweet, sweet sounds of a baseball hitting a bat at full speed. Add ESPN’s juiced up microphone system to the mix, and you’ll get something like we got with this absolute monster home run from Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani.
In the first inning of the Angels Sunday night matchup against the Chicago White Sox, Ohtani got all of Dylan Cease’s first pitch of the at bat, sending a 451-foot bomb out to center field for his second home run of the season.
If that wasn’t impressive enough, the sound Ohtani’s dinger made as it cracked off the bat and into the stands is worth at least 10 replays of this clip.
But can your pitcher do… THIS? pic.twitter.com/vW7nesRyZ6
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) April 5, 2021
There are also a couple of other things to note here about Ohtani’s thundering home run. First, Ohtani was penciled into the second spot in the Angels’ lineup on Sunday, the first time in 118 years where a pitcher has cracked the top two of a lineup card.
Second, Ohtani now holds the current season record for fastest pitch of any starting pitcher AND hardest-hit home run of the season by any player.
Shohei Ohtani has thrown the fastest pitch of any starting pitcher so far in this early season (100.6 MPH) and has the hardest-hit HR of the season by any player (115.2 MPH exit velocity). pic.twitter.com/P3GmsQoJmK
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 5, 2021
Seriously, no one is doing it like Ohtani is doing it right now with the Angels, who earlier in the inning threw a pitch for 101 miles per hour.
Get you a man who can do both. pic.twitter.com/0YvKtxQgbq
— Alex Fast (@AlexFast8) April 5, 2021
Just some ridiculous stuff from Ohtani. Here’s to many more towering dingers and vicious fastballs.
