Shohei Ohtani's 473-foot home run by the numbers
Shohei Ohtani's most recent home run might have been the most impressive of his prestigious career.
The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar belted a 473-foot blast off Kutter Crawford's 85 mph cutter in their 9-6 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. Ohtani's blast was a no-doubter, staring in awe as it landed on the terrace at Dodger Stadium and nearly left the ballpark.
Ohtani's homer was also his 30th of the season. He became the first National League player to reach that threshold this season. It also marks the fourth straight year that the two-time MVP has hit 30 homers in a season, and, obviously, the first time he's done it in the NL.
As we continue to marvel over Ohtani's blast, let's take a look at his latest stellar home run by the numbers.
7: The number of homers Ohtani has this season that were hit at least 450 feet. Sunday's homer was his second-longest homer of the season, trailing his 476-foot blast against the Colorado Rockies on June 18 by just three feet. New York Yankees star Aaron Judge has the second-most home runs of at least 450 feet this season with four.
1: There's only one team that's even recorded five home runs of at least 450 feet this season. The Rockies have five 450-foot blasts this season as they play at Coors Field, which is widely regarded as baseball's most hitter-friendly ballpark.
4: Ohtani has already given Dodgers fans at Chavez Ravine a treat in his first season with the franchise. He has hit four of the 10 longest-hit homers at Dodger Stadium in the Statcast era (since 2015), with all his homers coming this season.
3: Sunday's homer was the third-longest of Ohtani's career. His longest was a 493-foot blast against the Arizona Diamondbacks when he was still with the Los Angeles Angels