450 FEET!?! Shohei Ohtani DESTROYS this ball! | 大谷翔平ハイライト

Shohei Ohtani made his presence known in his first game at Nationals Park!
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[@enkzktkhr]

Fun fact：He is a pitcher.

[@user-wj2kc6id2x]

yes🤣👍🏻✨

[@user-dt1ko6gj3n]

love your comment. 😄

[@cube611]

And he is in rehab

[@donaldzuramp4404]

Is there a chance he will pitch this season?

[@trevorcarey3997]

Alot of good pitchers are out from injuries right now including Gerrit Cole, but unlike them Ohtani can still bat and leading the majors in batting average hitting .365

[@EmG848]

Was at that game. That ball was MOVING, the whole stadium yelled when they heard the crack. Unforgettable.

[@JohnDoe-ie7rh]

He’s not a pitcher. He’s a unicorn that can pitch 102mph and hit 500ft home runs.

[@buddhavaro]

1:15 wow that sound off his bat sounds like a cannon!😱

[@ST-lb9tt]

A pitcher in rehab is leading the Major League Baseball in Hits, Runs, Doubles, Batting Avg, Total Bases, Slugging and OPS.

[@mshimi4016]

Well said!

[@spudcoconut]

top 10 pitcher in the league*

[@TheTuuhuumoti]

リハビリ中の投手って、言われてみりゃそうかｗ

[@stevest8675]

Amazing

[@taze27]

​@@spudcoconutyeah so far 0.00 ERA!

[@TamTranTriZzle]

2:48 lol The dude behind homeplate, in the white longsleeve, top left of Ohtani, you can see his lips go "OOHhh Shhiiii" LOL

[@mp0wa]

Anyone else keep replaying at 1:15 to hear the crazy bat sound on Ohtani's homer?🤩

[@bosounagi]

Sounded like a shotgun

[@nathanphillips531]

It was great

[@KCJbomberFTW]

Honestly sounded like a car crash

[@tokyodirect4594]

He's a pitcher in rehab!! LOL! What a player!

[@PHX787]

every single homer this dude slams sounds AMAZING

[@ransomsmith3815]

That sound!!!! BOOM 💥

[@user-ow9ru9fs6y]

Hahaha! I remember watching a great pitcher who looked just like this guy last year!😊😊😊

[@pnwsports7418]

Baseball fans, we're all lucky to be alive to witness this greatness. Enjoy every moment. There may never be another athlete like this in our lifetime, or ever again.

[@EdgewoodTennis]

the sound from the bat sounds like a shotgun blast

[@williamfarnham2280]

I was at the game. Ball looked like it was still traveling when it hit the stands…most insane thing I have ever witnessed in my life

[@Shakazulu6.1]

Wow awesome

[@chodesu313]

We're all jealous!

[@23skidoo46]

honestly it looked like the seats stopped it. lol. crushed.

[@tonyh.9957]

So cool to see

[@Nyanmemecat69]

My dream is to watch Shohei live one day. So awesome you got to experience that 👏👏👏

[@haithai-wb2zk]

This is the most beautiful home-run that I have ever seen!

[@berryleung7288]

National fans certainly got frustrated of their team's loss but at least many are happy that they got some money back from Ohtani's magnificent HR! 😂It's not easy to go to a game and watched 450ft and the fastest HR of the season (so far)! It's the best baseball entertainment every baseball fans love and felt happy about even for the losing team fans. That's why baseball fans paid for going baseball games! 😉

[@spomusmo2349]

That sounded like a gunshot this guy is unreal.

[@dasfinalgaming]

that sounded like THUNDER holyyyy

[@jojoleaf2112]

The crack of that bat is probably still reverberating around DC somewhere. Wow that was loud.

[@chrisl2451]

1:16 BAM!!! 😮

[@surfwriter8461]

Yeah, that sound is special. It's a loud and deep crack when he energizes the bat and the bat whacks the ball at full force.

[@nrpy09]

Everyone, don’t forget that this man, who hit this crazy bullet-like gigantic home run, is a pitcher in rehabilitation aiming to return next season.

[@tamehamehaprints3604]

fwiw he has not even pitched 1/2 as many innings as Babe Ruth did .... Ohtani may never pitch full time again George H Ruth… 1,221 innings 2.28 ERA 10 HRs allowed 94-46 .671 win% (107 complete games!) 
Shohei Ohtani..…..482 innings 3.01 ERA 53 HRs allowed 38-19 .667 win%

[@danielkim672]

@@tamehamehaprints3604 now compare when Ruth and Ohtani did this in full seasons.

[@SC_17]

@@tamehamehaprints3604 ~ Babe Ruth played against plumbers and milkmen who had secondary jobs outside of baseball. Babe Ruth only played against white players as well. He didn't play against the best in the world like they do today.

[@user-mh6vv2tn6y]

😊​@@SC_17

[@DFusions_]

​​@TWICEQueenzhe'll be pitching by May next year, UCL recovery time takes up to a year His injury happened in late August IIRC and surgery was in November, Dustin May had tommy johns injury in May of 2021 (ironic) and came back by August 2022

[@GinAndTonic1771]

Hes after surgery. The potential to be the home run king if he pitches, would be the triple crown, if doesn't pitch. His focus changes every year, as if he enjoys winning all the titles. There will definitely be a season in a few years when he will be aiming for Cy Young.

[@1024buka]

I wanna see him win cy young and triple crown in the same year. Cycle hit and no hitter in the same game. Want him to do insanely good on world series games, and do a closer on the last inning of last game to become the world series champion😂. Am I asking too much here?

[@user-tx4fc3bf1t]

彼はそれを実現するだろう

[@craigwheeler4760]

2 years ago, shohei ohtani did something that will never be done again except by him. He got fourth place in the cy Young award voting, and second place in the MVP. He threw nearly 170 innings on the mound at the same time he was hitting 35 home runs. This guy is a once in a century talent.

[@wabio]

It sounded like a gun shot. 😯

[@skytheblue3924]

Remember, he is still recovering from Tommy John surgery. Insane!

[@mwbwyatt]

I think it wasn't actually a tommy John but either way his hitting has always excelled when his pitching was struggling. Now he can't pitch at all so his hitting is just. I can't wait till June, he's always a freak of an athlete during June.

[@SPICY_BEAR]

Ohtani eats Tommy John surgeries for breakfast! 😄

[@mp0wa]

Crazy it's only been 7 months since his surgery was completed

[@craigwheeler4760]

The insane thing is that he had his arm break down on him right after his first career shutout. He was pitching so well before his arm gave, it was amazing.

[@simplyplayingofficial]

So, ohtani will not pitching anymore ? I'm still new in baseball

[@josephya5815]

I think I watched this clip over 10x, I could never get enough of watching ShoTime!!! Who else in MLB gets the opposing fans cheering when he hits a HR, he sells tickets and people come just to see him play!!! To all the haters outs there who still accusing him of gambling, just sit back and watch the 700million dollar man play baseball cause that’s all you all can do!!! ShoTime puts on another good show again!!! Go Dodgers!!!!

[@jimkaku7872]

Yeah, I was at the NATS stadium and it was really amazing watching the NATS fans cheering Ohtani.

[@Dude-etiquette]

This guy is amazing. He is building an impressive resume and argument to be the GOAT if he keeps this up

[@PaoLo-pb1ft]

The sound from the fans was unbelievable

[@pematopgyal5194]

"Ohtani" - a new word in the English lexicon for a person who bats and pitches at the highest level.

[@chrisl2451]

But I don't think there will be someone doing an Ohtani so soon, two ways maybe, it's hard to be as good. Pure talent and discipline.

[@FurEliseFlamenco]

And gambles.

[@sungmoob]

Funnier Fact : An ‘injured’ pitcher.

[@LegalMind-ds4wr]

Hardest hit by a Dodger since the Statcast era and by any player this season. Leads the league in BA, hits, slugging %, and OPS. All this from a pitcher. Ohtani is from another stratosphere.

[@jamesrawlins735]

Amazing. He gets the biggest sports contract in history (by a mile) and doesn't miss a beat. I hope every other athlete who pushes for a monster contract takes note - if you get paid like a superstar, play like a superstar.

[@ST-lb9tt]

A pitcher on rehab

[@brandohernandez9991]

I don’t believe unicorn, until now

[@stevest8675]

Showtime Shohei

[@berryleung7288]

​@@jamesrawlins735No, Ohtani only gets paid 2m every season in 10 years. He will get 98m every yr fr 2035 to 2045, yet the money will be depreciated under one-tenth of the value of today by the time he finishes receiving all his money. So Ohtani is almost paying NOTHING in order trying win more championship rings since it's Ohtani himself proposed to all 3 teams (Dodgers, Giants, & Jays) about this 97% deferral contract before choosing Dodgers. Besides, Ohtani brought in over numerous new Japanese sponsors contracts to Dodgers excluding many other companies were attracted to sign new ad contracts at Dodgers stadium. In addition, Shohei jerseys and goods are making top sales in MLB. Ohtani's presence even pushes ticket sales in all ballparks Ohtani going to visit, not only raising crazy ticket prices in Dodgers stadium. Dodgers is expected to only taking 3 yrs to earn a billion on Ohtani economic effects.

[@nikkokeiba]

I live in Japan, and suddenly I woke up to a sound that sounded like a gunshot.

[@shakaifutekigoushach]

I like the fusion pose by the man who caught the homerun ball.

[@RyanRos_33]

That ball was hit so hard it made the guy who caught it do a *_Dragon Ball Z Fusion technique_*. 😆

[@user-ll9qk2el4d]

I saw that 🤣

[@user-ve6hu6bw5l]

0:47

[@AndGuo]

he did the dodgers celebration lol

[@odamnitssam]

thats the celebration the players do this year for a base hit. i believe it is the fusion dance!

[@koisose0]

i think its failed fusion lol

[@SupaReus]

Man works his entire life to be a two way player,US fans he's a pitcher

[@user-ps7rn8ry1l]

He's a rehab pitcher.

[@tamehamehaprints3604]

who may never pitch again.... Pitching…
 George H Ruth… 1,221 innings 2.28 ERA 10 HRs allowed 94-46 .671 win%
(107 complete games) Shohei Ohtani..…..482 innings 3.01 ERA 53 HRs allowed 38-19 .667 win%

 Hitting…162 game average 
George H Ruth… 46 HRs, 143 RBI, .342 AVE, .690 slug%, 1.164 OPS, 86 whiffs 
Shohei Ohtani… 40 HRs, 101 RBI, .274 AVE, .556 slug%, .922 OPS, 174 whiffs

[@mj7000]

This No. 6 home run would have been an off-the-field home run if it had been at Dodger Stadium, apparently. From now on, we may be able to catch Shohei Ohtani's home run ball in the parking lot.

[@therekluze4912]

The most beautiful HR I’ve ever seen.. I’ve watched this back to back to back.. It’s symphonic

[@rainwinters5239]

I am a Yankee's fan, but oh my, I am envious of the Dodgers being able to secure Ohtani on their roster.

[@amedasuyuki1169]

1:06 The smiles on everyone's faces tell us how great this home run was.

[@user-ie7ot4yr6g]

lux...

[@enshk79]

@@user-ie7ot4yr6gpoor Lux!!! I want him to start hitting so he can be happy. Must be really frustrating!!!

[@torchmark66]

Outman's face... "😵‍💫 Oh my god."

[@jdheelfan]

Do you see all the people with their faces in the phone instead of watching him bat??

[@ciello___8307]

I love how mookie and rojas are looking at the Statcast data. Mookies like “he hit THAT 450 feet!????”

[@daysorange1564]

I always get energized when I see Otani.

[@sntnmilano]

Don't forget he finished 4th in Cy Young voting two years ago.

[@minhquando100]

I was here at this game tonight. His home run flew out so fast I couldn’t even see it much less record it. But… with that said… I definitely heard it…

[@konbu25]

Lol

[@nagatataiga3065]

Ohtani's home run is art

[@bigaljp]

The sound 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@revontulet]

I never watched baseball until I heard of Ohtani. What he’s doing is just awesome.

[@ymlee71]

Haters can't believe his pure innocence on finance matters

[@Iceews]

What a good time to be alive and see this man. Truly the best athlete in the planet.

[@juchishe]

2:50 watch the crowd's reaction behind Ohtani.. the lady clapping hard, the guy's both palms facing up in disbelief, and it's an opposing crowd!

[@EvoMonsters]

I love that the Dodgers fan got the home run ball!

[@surfwriter8461]

Ohtani hit that baseball with incredible speed and power. That sound is special. It's a loud and deep crack when he energizes the bat and the bat whacks the ball at full force. Unfortunately, the Dodgers broadcast analyst Eric Karros can't seem to find words for it, struggling to figure out what to say. He was obviously impressed and stunned, but come on, your job is to find words for what has happened.

[@trevorcarey3997]

Look like Dodger stadium, everyone was excited to see Shohei hit the HR.

[@edwinhunnet2666]

It’s like a gun shot

[@shion2085_bluerider]

If this hitting sound were heard in a residential area, someone would probably call 911.

[@user-jd9gx6fv3s]

Shohei Ohtani Stats🫡[Opening - April] 2024 ※Still Counting Avg .364 / HR 6 / RBI 14/ OPS 1.107 -------------------- 2021 Avg .283 / HR 8 / RBI 19 / OPS .972 2022 Avg .247 / HR 4 / RBI 11 / OPS .722 2023 Avg .294 / HR 7 / RBI 18 / OPS .896

[@taze27]

I love your updates! Keep us informed. 👍 ⚾️ 🧢 🏟

[@brandohernandez9991]

It’s last year this April he have 6 homer

[@shoheiohtani132]

the god of baseball, Shohei Ohtani💙

[@mojado44]

When Outman high-fives him, he says "Oh my God!" 😎

[@gimmeyourjoint]

rSJdjt'

[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

It’s so adorable! He’s got hearts in his eyes 😍

[@James-sn5mg]

He's actually a Samurai playing baseball. If he had a Katana and swings like he does with a bat, he would slice 10 people at once

[@Minister_For_Languages]

Rumor has it that he is a pretty good pitcher

[@Pccpy]

Baseball is so fucken lucky to have Ohtani.

[@skim7221]

That sound. Only thing that comes close to it was the barry bonds shots. But this sounds louder.

[@Hamlet137475]

look how many dodgers and ohtani fans are there at an away game. truly amazing what Ohtani does for sports and athletics

[@nikkokeiba]

Ohtani's fans aren't just Dodgers fans. I end up taking movies with my smartphone, whether they're friend or foe😂

[@challenger516]

Most are bandwagan fans lol

[@cindymmm11]

Showtime Shohei is the people champ!

[@donb1954]

I’m pretty sure I seen that home run ball fly over my house in North Carolina .

[@user-ps3du1tp9t]

the sound whenever he makes his home runs, it's absolutely gorgeous!

[@shoheiohtani132]

0:32 a missile launch

[@puyomas2]

Kim Jong Un : Hold my Kimchi

[@RunForPeace-hk1cu]

@@puyomas2he’s not Korean

[@The_Devil_Himself]

Russian aerospace command on high alert.

[@user-sf5nh2xx4o]

Even if I get dementia in the future, just hearing the word "Ohtani" will bring back my memory.

[@rukawadong11]

😂

[@ltd200]

😂😂

[@buddhavaro]

🤣😂 that's a good one

[@jackyshin3045]

So if you get gang rap ed in the butt hoo hearding the name Shohei Ohtani would bring you to a happy place?

[@gabrielpierce1985]

well said

[@JoshuaMartian-go3tm]

Just glad a dodger fan got that ball. 👍😁⚾

[@tylerharper1939]

The sound of the hit is so pure

[@DK412724]

This is an away game and the crowd still goes wild

[@zezozose66]

How many times have i watched this? Yes. 😂😂

[@badoogo125]

His batting sound is different. If you see a flying object overhead at the stadium, they are probably interested in Shohei.

[@HikakinTV_jp]

THE HATERS HAVE NOTHING TO SAY OTHER THAN GAMBLING JOKES, HE IS JUST TOO GOOD

[@Zagirus]

When the bat rests in Ohtani's grip, it transforms into an artist's brush, each stroke a deft sweep across the canvas of the field, painting arcs like the trails of shooting stars that enrapture the spectators in their otherworldly glow. In the lexicon of baseball's relentless passage of time, Ohtani's legacy will stand not as a chapter, but as a constellation, a collection of lights guiding the path for those who dare traverse the night. His story is etched not on the clay from which legends rise, but on the very fabric of the universe, a cosmic signature on the infinite scroll of the game's enduring odyssey.

[@tassstandard]

The sound is amazing！！

[@User69-699]

It’s loud in there like the dodgers are the home team that’s crazy

[@brandohernandez9991]

Can’t even see the ball just went into instant teleport to 2nd deck

[@RaiderSerge]

He's got such a BEAUTIFUL swing! He crushed it!

[@nikkokeiba]

中毒性が高すぎて1日に1回は絶対見にくる

[@zhc2200]

The last time I heard an away stadium cheering this loud for an opposing player was when Ohtani hit his 39th homerun in Toronto of last year. 🎉🎉

[@KujeeOnline]

It just blows my mind the sound of the ball of his bat.

[@JuaniPodrido]

When the whole opponent stadium applauds you

[@JHChoiable]

simply say, he is the most amazing player in the history of the sports.

[@kitataq]

Hearing that hitting sound wakes you up, god dammmmn!

[@berryleung7288]

Ohtani's Monster HR! That's why so many baseball fans go for baseball games in ballparks! This is the best baseball entertainment that makes both teams fans happy. How often do you come across 450ft and the fastest HR of the season (so far)?! 😂 Congratulations to all the fans in the ballpark! 🎉🥳You got your money back if not all at least most. 😉

[@l3reacher]

No matter which stadium he goes to and makes a homerun, fans from the other team will cheer for him. That's a fact.

[@TC10394]

How can you not like Ohtani? Come on, we all know we watch Ohtani and not really the Dodgers hahaha. j/k

[@cindymmm11]

@@TC10394, showtime Shohei is the people champ

[@SuperJNG18]

I'm a Mets fan and even I could only clap when he homered against us (then again, he's on my fantasy baseball team, so I wasn't weeping TOO much...)

[@DB-vh2ew]

The best hitter in pitchers and the best pitcher in hitters.🙂

[@tohi2283]

great fact

[@bonwatcher]

The crowd noise said it all, it told us everything long before we saw it leave the park. And this was an away game, that's how much Ohtani means to the MLB.

[@marksstudio]

Absolutely correct. He's making millions for club owners at each away game. Everyone from parking, restaurants and bars is making extra cash because of Ohtani, and it's really a beautiful thing.

[@allenmao6709]

That uncle is so cuteeeeeeee

[@yoshimaru3008]

A missile was launched from a very beautiful swing.

[@user-xd3in9qv3y]

スタジアムに迎撃ミサイルの配備が必要です🚀

[@univang1852]

When youre on the road and you get the home crowd cheering for you, thats special! Plus you get the home announcers in awe also 😅

[@josephya5815]

The only player in MLB what other fans come to see and fills the stadium!!! It’s called respect, we all just need to enjoy this humble man’s talent that we might never see again in our lifetime!!! The heavens sent him here to rejuvenate the game of baseball that was slowly being over shadowed by football and basketball!!! Now the whole world watches and follow Ohtani and baseball!!!!!

[@user-il7ll4xf6x]

This sound he hit is insane

[@amedasuyuki1169]

0:47 The guy doing the Dragon Ball fusion pose is so cute. He probably never expected the ball to hit the second floor.

[@YM-kh1yb]

それな

[@SWIFT_Sport]

マジでかわいいおじさん

[@ken-udoit5161]

It’s still April . Can’t imagine what he is gonna achieve on Jun . There’s literally no words to describe this guy .

[@exia0616]

Same, usually Ohtani really heats up by June.

[@user-xd3in9qv3y]

結婚してさらにパワーアップしました💪

[@google7701]

純！？

[@ClassicMechanical]

I know one word that describes him very well. It's G.O.A.T.

[@barakb1992]

Replayed the sound 10 times. It sounds like a gunshot

[@mikevasquez91]

The sound of that ball off the bat told me everything I needed to know. That was a cannon shot!!

[@dn9597]

Like I said, I got nothing but respect for this once-in-a-generation athlete. He's literally the greatest ATHLETE in the world right now!

[@surfwriter8461]

Yes, but more than once in a generation talent. Once in the last hundred years.

[@londzale3163]

There actually has never been a player like shohei to be honest. Those players you can think of from the past couldn’t even tie shohei’s laces. The level is ginormous

[@ayv-]

Lebron

[@londzale3163]

@@ayv- basketball is not a specialized sport. So he don’t belong in this table. Imagine Deon sanders who could throw 40 TD in a season as QB. That’s the level of difficulty Shohei is performing at.

[@jennifergiacinto8210]

The sound that comes from that bat of his is something else. Man, he crushed that ball. He just continues to amaze me every single time he pitches (I really miss his pitching this season😢) and hits. It's just surreal what he is capable of doing. He is so strong...118.7...holy sheeit! 😮😮

[@Bryan-hj3bj789]

We are living in the Ohtani era, enjoy it and take it all in, In a hundred years from now people will try to invent a time machine just to get a chance to see the Goat Ohtani play 🐐

[@user-wr4xe7tv9v]

我來自2224年 一百年前時光機還沒有發明

[@mr.joshua6818]

For the sake of my rookie cards, I hope you're right.

[@tamehamehaprints3604]

Goat? Pitching…
 George H Ruth… 1,221 innings 2.28 ERA 10 HRs allowed 94-46 .671 win%
(107 complete games) Shohei Ohtani..…..482 innings 3.01 ERA 53 HRs allowed 38-19 .667 win%

 Hitting…162 game average 
George H Ruth… 46 HRs, 143 RBI, .342 AVE, .690 slug%, 1.164 OPS, 86 whiffs 
Shohei Ohtani… 40 HRs, 101 RBI, .274 AVE, .556 slug%, .922 OPS, 174 whiffs

[@infinitedopamine6429]

@@mr.joshua6818how much do those things cost? Or will cost if everything goes right?

[@mr.joshua6818]

@@infinitedopamine6429 ungraded Topps Gallery for $25-30 USD at the moment. If he ends up winning some World Series etc, who knows.

[@jgrantsf]

Too bad we couldn't actually see the ball since it was traveling so fast.

[@zanehamilton8716]

If he gets under that ball a fraction more it goes over 500 feet.. absolutely insane..

[@superstar-nb1cs]

His power is incredible and insane!!

[@nekomike6765]

This home run was hit by a pitcher! No. 1 in baseball history. Must be one player

[@tamehamehaprints3604]

fwiw he has not even pitched 1/2 as many innings as Babe Ruth did .... Ohtani may never pitch full time again George H Ruth… 1,221 innings 2.28 ERA 10 HRs allowed 94-46 .671 win% (107 complete games!) 
Shohei Ohtani..…..482 innings 3.01 ERA 53 HRs allowed 38-19 .667 win%

[@curves2211]

@@tamehamehaprints3604babe Ruth wasn’t good honestly

[@welsonma3911]

​@@tamehamehaprints3604 babe ruth played in a way different era so it's hard to compare the two. All you need to know is what he's doing right now is something only he is capable of doing today.

[@bogeyman10us11]

@@welsonma3911 If only he were a white boy from some place like Kansas or Iowa.

[@Mugen3]

hit by a pitcher! lol🤣🤣🤣

[@sushanitako5054]

What an incredible man