Angels' Shohei Ohtani launches longest career home run for 30th of season
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Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani capped off 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 Friday night.
Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) wearing 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 493-foot 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 batting average of .394.
"I hear about all those 500-foot shots from guys in the past, but I don't think I'm ever going to see one," Angels manager Phil Nevin said, according to MLB.com. "Because I [don’t think it’s possible] to see one hit farther than the one I saw.
"The calculations before and now are a little different, but I don't think there's a ball that can be hit farther than that one. Just awesome."
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Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani after hitting a single during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Ohtani hit his 14th home run during the month of June against the Chicago White Sox Thursday afternoon, setting a franchise record for the most home runs in a single month.
The ninth-inning, two-run bomb broke the previous franchise record of 13 home