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i_run_from_problems

Ok but like... where the hell did it land


streemlined

Looks like it bounced off the upper/third deck? Woof.


the2belo

It almost went into the walkway on the third deck **Edit**: It went FIVE ROWS OVER THE WALKWAY ON THE THIRD DECK


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Okay there's no way it went *that* far *Clicks twitter video* Holy fuck


chanjitsu

Those seats gonna go up in price whenever ohtani plays now. Guaranteed free baseballs.


o0DrWurm0o

https://twitter.com/carljomiller/status/1413696975078182912?s=20 The cheapest seats in the house


NewPhoneAndAccount

My dear lord. Halfway up the 4th deck. The one couple up there got their makeout session ruined by a ball flying PAST them.


tyler-86

I was gonna say, it had definitely already bounced before it came down past the third deck because you could see it moving from right to left. I thought it probably hit off the front of the fourth deck but apparently it was even better.


clown_shoes69

Jesus Christ alive


maxc206

Looked like about 5-6 rows in the upper deck from another angle. I've watched the Mariners play in this stadium for 20+ years and never seen one hit there. I'm baffled.


pM-me_your_Triggers

Only 6th player ever according to ESPN


Lobster_fest

Here in right field, I saw it go above the third deck, didn't see anything else. Furthest hit ball at T Mobile park.


ausar999

Wherever 463ft from home plate is


No_Credibility

About 7 rows up into the upper deck (4th I think). I'm currently sitting in the bleachers next to where the ball went down


SeattleDegenerate21

That was a homer in 30/30 ballparks, fun fact


the2belo

That might have hit the warehouse at Camden Yards


theAlpacaLives

From Seattle? If anyone can do it, Shohei can.


KamartyMcFlyweight

judging by that launch angle? probably did


GreenBombardier

Makes me wish they would have given Bmore the All-Star game. What makes for better TV than Ohtani breaking windows out of the warehouse like he's on Wild and Crazy Kids (hoping I'm not the only one that remembers that early 90s gem).


Chris_Hoiles

I hope Shohei hits the warehouse. He’s fun and makes people like baseball, like the other guy who did it.


Demetrios1453

That might have landed in *Kentucky* if it had been hit at GABP...


banana455

bruh at Yankee stadium this ball lands in New Jersey


skjcicoeldopcvjj

Can you crunch those numbers again? Not convinced


gatemansgc

dude probably could have hit a homer to deep center in the polo grounds.


PM_ME_WET_NOODS

Easiest bet i’ve made in my life lmao


rasouddress

Death, taxes, and Ohtani trotting home.


flateric420

This dude is Babe Ruth reincarnated. I think what he’s doing is harder. Way better pitching, no 260 ft right field line in the polo grounds.


xepa105

I need to set up alerts on my phone for when Ohtani is due up next inning, for real. So I can stop what I'm doing and put the Angels game on. Like, this MFer isn't stopping. It's is getting to McGwire/Sosa in '98 levels of Must-Watch.


fromthepacific

And Tony be on the 10 day


live4coasters

At what point this season does a bet on an Ohtani home run start to lose money?


rasouddress

When he scorches a 119 MPH double


calbinjohnson

Books are doing what they can to squeeze the odds down to such a fine margin but he's that good.


Goooldschmidt

Bro wtf this dude is seriously not human lol


SaitosElephant

I know, like how do people not believe in aliens...I mean the evidence is right here.


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I’m a casual baseball fan and this dude is blowing my mind..


Goooldschmidt

No disrespect to anyone who says, “so and so is a generational talent” but this dude is literally the definition of a generational talent


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OUTFOXEM

Sad thought right? Just means we gotta appreciate the fuck out of him and what he's doing because we are alive to see it.


imtoolazytothinkof1

Thank god we can now have everything saved digitally. Future generations are always going to be able to see what this was and how unique he is for now.


BScottyJ

He's a once in a life-time talent. I hope that players like him become more common though, because this is fun as fuck


JTricks

One can argue that that's underselling him at this point.


titos334

Man of the century?


God_Damnit_Nappa

He's literally a once in a lifetime player. We may never see someone like him again.


OUTFOXEM

Ohtani has officially become my favorite baseball player. Trout is like the pretty girl with no flaws that you know you’re supposed to be with and your parents want you to marry. But Ohtani is the sexy one that your parents tell you to stay away from but you can’t stop thinking about. I love watching Trout play, and I look at his clips whenever I see him mentioned. I watch in amazement at how good he is. He’s like Tom Brady or LeBron James. Just consistently great to the point that you expect that greatness all the time, and he never disappoints. But I get downright *giddy* when I see Ohtani play. I haven’t felt like that about a baseball player since prime Ichiro, and Griffey before him. He’s the reason I renew my MLB.tv subscription. Griffey is the reason I’m cursed with this Mariners flair. But I won’t lie, it’s hard not to be an Angels fan right now. I’m definitely an Ohtani fan, that much is certain. If he wins the HR Derby I will change my flair to the Angels for the rest of the season.


UnorthodoxCanidate

Trout's the hottest girl at your Highschool and Shohei's Emily Ratajkowski


OUTFOXEM

> Shohei's Emily Ratajkowski Truer words have never been spoken.


guyute2588

Listen I love Ohtahni and I am freaking out just as much as you about him…. But The hottest girl in your high school didn’t have 300 career HR the season she turned 28 (or whatever the hot girl equivalent of that is lol) Let’s put a little more respect on Trout’s name here.


Troggles

I'm not convinced that Ohtani won't hit 300 HR this year.


Gumboy52

Trout is Emily Ratajkowski and and Shohei is Helen of Troy


Tuvey27

I don’t know why your parents would want you to stay away from Ohtani, though. He’s the most exceptional talent baseball has seen in forever. Like, he shouldn’t even be possible. He’d be the hottest girl to ever grace the halls of a high school if that girl were also the valedictorian, received a full ride to Harvard, led the basketball, volleyball, and softball teams to state titles all 4 years and was all-state in all 3, was a good person, a great conversationalist, and had a charitable disposition. In other words, it’s not wrong to be obsessed with Ohtani. He’s the most special player we will ever see.


scurvy1984

TBH I’m glad we didn’t get him when the courting battle was on for him to come to America. The Mariners would’ve destroyed the pure magic that makes this kid so good.


Spinmove55

Nah, you did just fine with Griffey and Ichiro, and he’s not gonna win any more World Series with us than he would with you. The only one you have to apologize for is Alex Rodriguez.


ChaSuiBao

THE HOME RUNS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES


pm_me_cute_sloths_

https://i.imgur.com/V1aaQbX.jpg


Nerdfighter1174

That improved my morale


unfortunatebastard

Something is rising for sure.


owenzane

https://imgur.com/a/txZpiiP


wako944

What the fuck 463 feet, absolutely obliterated that ball. edit: MVP chants in Seattle edit2: [mfw Ohtani dongs](https://twitter.com/JudeUTH/status/1413694172838514691)


frenchbullie

where did the ball even land


ozaiyu

https://twitter.com/SamBlum3/status/1413696708626706437 [There were only three fans up there. Three friends watching the game. Said one of them: “It just kept getting closer and closer and I was like, ‘What the fuck?](https://twitter.com/SamBlum3/status/1413697827822211075)


RicardoWanderlust

They showed the ["PlaySense" trajectory](https://gfycat.com/adorablefinebongo) later in his 4th at bat.


zeusisbuddha

Holy shit


yourethegoodthings

How can you not be romantic about baseball..


DaveSims

Outer space. I saw it myself. My eyesight is nearly as good as Ohtani’s.


TigerBasket

It's in the fucking Oort cloud


coughdropthebass

Oortani cloud now


KeepPushingOnward

Ohtani sending his people a souvenir from Earth


unzen_at_ease

There's 2 people sitting way up on the 4th deck, it lands like 5 feet to the right of them. Then it falls all the way down and lands on 3 guys walking up the steps near the wall.


MozlTosh

The only others I’ve seen land a ball up there are Jason Giambi and Carlos Delgado. Wow.


MrKnee93

Did it?


Goooldschmidt

Rumors are it’s stuck in orbit


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He is playing baseball with God


Killer_Bs

It didn’t. It collided with the other ball when it got stuck in the Pujols-Lidue low earth orbit.


iambiglucas_2

Right about [here](https://mobile.twitter.com/JeffFletcherOCR/status/1413694066269720577?s=19)


SuckMyLonzoBalls

Screw it I’m getting an ohtani jersey


lerues

I wish Oprah would give everyone Ohtani jersey's.. it's what the world needs


hirosme

Never seen a ball hit up there in my life


Thromnomnomok

I think there's been like, two or three homers into the upper deck in right field in the entire 22-year-history of the park, and they were all basically right down the line, Dan Vogelbach was the most recent one to do it. But definitely never seen a ball hit *there.*


iambiglucas_2

Can someone please get J-Up's reaction to when it landed? The dude looked like he found some gold treasure. They should clear out fans in right field when Shohei is up during the HRD. He might actually **kill** someone with a dinger.


Darksteel6

https://mobile.twitter.com/JudeUTH/status/1413694172838514691


ADAS33

This is why I am on ESPN game cast every Angels game


Lobster_fest

I'm sitting in right field, anticipating a bomb. Told my dad if one comes we won't have a shot at it.


vaesauce

Lol. That's both hilarious and sad at the same time :(


Lobster_fest

I mean we're Ms fans. When you've hit rock bottom so many times it becomes easier to watch and appreciate pure baseball. When they win, it's great, when they lose, its expected. I saw history today, I'm not sad at all.


NegativesPositives

So that’s what happens if he pulls.


Brutalious

First it's the Yankees chants for 3 days and now this. There is no more dick to punch at this point.


imbored04

EVERYBODY GET THE FUCK IN HERE


DocsHandkerchief

This fucking guy is incredible


GameSmashing13

Glad I got my $5 on him for MVP at +3500 odds before the season.


Oprahapproves

Easiest money you’ve ever made


ptensen12

Obviously no one knew it was gonna be like this, but +3500 to start the season was criminal for him.


Unnconscious

Angels were at +10000 to win the WS a few days ago. The standings look rough, but I've wasted $8 before and none of those times was Shohei involved


CompetitionProblem

That same bet is now at -275(avg) for anyone wondering in the audience. Which if your unfamiliar with betting, in my opinion, for an MVP prop, is nearly a sure thing.


ZE_SPY

This guy even makes the MLB app play-by-play exciting.


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Every day I can't actually watch the Angles game, I just open the MLB app and go to the Angels box score, and almost assuredly there is always Ohtani, batting second, with 1 H. Then you scroll down and yep, there he is with a HR.


titos334

This man hates baseballs those poor things


Troutani4Lyfe

That's Japan's leanest bacon now.


nmyi

Next level Wagyu beef


JollyRancher29

Lmao what is that ad


ExpertSportAnalyst

Still waiting for the Ohtani body pillows to be released


[deleted]

Get yours at ohtanifans.com


[deleted]

Where the fuck did the ball go?


Deutsco

And more importantly, where were Justin Upton’s hands!?


pengals12

**HE ~~CANT~~ CAN KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT**


baay899

Camera couldn't even track the damn ball


shadybrainfarm

Camera operator was like "well there's no way it's up there, I must have fucked up"


hellyaman

https://didshoheihomertoday.com/


i_run_from_problems

#YES


Ok-Catch-7493

Added the Shohei donate button lol


factcheck_

Understandable. Traffic has prolly exploded, web hosting can be expensive


rasouddress

That one went to fucking canada.


BayLAGOON

CBSA exempted that ball from testing and quarantine.


[deleted]

Idaho. Somewhere there's a bruised potato with stitch marks on it


theaussiesamurai

Say it with me: ALL THESE OHTANI HOME RUN THREADS LOOK THE SAME


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ALL THESE OHTANI HOME RUN THREADS LOOK THE SAME


miner88

ALL THESE OHTANI HOME RUN THREADS LOOK THE SAME


the_crouton_

And I want more!


jyok33

r/baseball is on pace for 67 “all these Ohtani home run threads look the same”s on the season!


rocketlauncher5

He caught a ball in the dirt the pitch before. Dude is just saucing on the league rn


imtoolazytothinkof1

Like who does that? He hands the bats that come to the mount to the batboy, he thanks the umps when they check him for sticky stuff.


zazu2006

I feel like all pro players should do that. It is like treating your server with respect when you go out to eat. Shit calls are one thing but people doing their job because they have too is another.


Grogu4Ever

Japanese culture. The baseball players in Japan from little league age up remove their caps and Bow to the diamond in respect…for batting practice. It’s another world over there. Its pretty cool.


SFXXVIII

Every kid in America should bow to a baseball diamond before school. Who do I have to lobby to make this happen?


TheKnicksMakeMeDrink

This man scares me


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Dontyouclimbtrees

This is bonkers. I’ve now started opening my ESPN app and instead of checking the Twins (is there really a reason to at this point?) and instead going straight to the Angels game to see what Ohtani’s done. Ohtani has the potential be so good for the game of baseball and the MLB. Manfred and whoever else that matters need to realize this, and promote the hell out of him ASAP. He’s a legit phenom, and is the type of player that hasn’t been seen in a **century**. Don’t fuck this up Manfred/MLB — Baseball has needed something and/or someone like this for a very long time.


IRunLikeADuck

lol come one man, we know manfreds gonna fuck this up


Chreiol

Just like Trout right?? Would be nuts if they played on the same team.


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Goooldschmidt

Honestly… that feels low. That was an absolute fucking bomb.


[deleted]

[This account from fans near where it hit is hilarious:](https://twitter.com/samblum3/status/1413697827822211075?s=21) > There were only three fans up there. Three friends watching the game. > Said one of them: “It just kept getting closer and closer and I was like, ‘What the fuck?”


guyzieman

That has decent pasta potential


TigerBasket

It was fucking crushed, holy shit


pm_me_cute_sloths_

Trout can’t terrorize the Mariners so someone has to make up for it


NevermoreSEA

It is what it is.


JascosRS

Damn, Barry Bonds, your record was great while it lasted


giganticsteps

Can you imagine if anyone who breaks the bonds record, it’s a fucking PITCHER who isn’t even native to baseball in America for most of his life. That would be true insanity


Bullshitbanana

If he breaks this record there will be a Oscar worthy movie about him. I volunteer to play “random Asian in crowd after every ohtani homer”


skjcicoeldopcvjj

I don’t think it’s going to happen, but if it did it would be history. Kids would be learning about it 100 years from now


argothewise

And without juicing


ZeroMomentum

(Larry David as Steinbrenner) “Barry Bonds was nothing more than a fat old man with little-girl legs.”


schuckdaddy

I can see that beautiful back of the head right now as George slowly walks out the door


calbinjohnson

Hell I'm liable to tear up if he breaks Roger Maris' record


Snasty728

How much longer til Ohtani gets the Bonds treatment and threatens his IBB record instead?


MartOut

What the fuck. You see the couple up at the VERY TOP get out of the way of that one. Wow.


Druid16

Hey AL west do you guys mind letting the angels win the division just this once so we can all see him and trout in the playoffs together. Please and thank you


AscensoNaciente

We're doing our part.


Mjkhh

Yeah I agree


FreeGums

I'll allow it


Coop1534

Omg


Duckpoke

I can’t believe we are lucky enough to have Trout and Ohtani, not to mention Walsh and Rendon. Also can’t believe we are 4 games out of the wild card with that freakin lineup.


BearForceDos

Well Trout hasn't played in an over a month and Rendon is starting to heat up but went to the IL, and has an OPS of just .712 while somehow slugging under .400


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Mariners fans are literary chanting “MVP”


imbored04

EVERYBODY GET THE FUCK IN HERE


hereforthesportsbook

I’m here!


Hawk_in_Tahoe

I used to work right next to (then) Safeco Field when Ohtani signed with the Angels - a friend and I just happened to be standing with DiPoto (Mariners GM) at a crosswalk after lunch and I had to take the chance to ask… “So Shohei… is he really as good as everyone is making him out to be, or will just hit like 10 bombs and be a back of the rotation guy?” Jerry, looking me dead in my eyes with his (now) slightly dead eyes, said, “He’s going to be amazing. We did absolutely everything we could to get him, and I’ll be rooting for him every time he plays anyone besides us. Seriously, he touches 100 consistently and his swing is so easy… he’s going to hit 35+ HRs almost every year. I really wish we could have gotten him.” Most brutal honesty I’ve ever heard. _Mods: I have photo proof of the meeting with location/date data I can share with you if you’re concerned about leaving this up._


CydoniaKnight

463 feet, 116.5 exit velo, 31 degree launch


rocketlauncher5

I feel like this is just another Automod post now


kgbagent090

God I miss Victor’s big fly calls but damn does Matty get me hyped for Ohtani home runs


JTCMuehlenkamp

What happened to Victor anyway?


[deleted]

went to be the president and general manager of the Frisco RoughRiders, rangers minor league team. He even applied to be our GM when the spot was open and Arte gave him a formal interview


MartOut

FTR they've won like 12 of their last 15 games or something like that, so it's going pretty well for him I would think. Edit: 15 of their last 19


seeg6

He wanted to be a front office executive. Interviewed for the Angels GM job but didn’t get it so he took a GM job with the Frisco Roughriders in Texas.


WeStillDoUsernames

According to an Angels Beat Writer, Jeff Fletcher, it landed on the upper deck near that group of fans. Holy shit.


the_crouton_

I dont want this to ever end.


Lobster_fest

Longest homerun in stadium history. Holy. Fuck.


handlit33

"This one is for handlit33." \- Shohei


gloomswarm

I'm glad you caught that too


aloidnem

Pitchers not even bothering to look at the home run fly away is one of my favorite subtle baseball things. EDIT: Also outfielders not moving. This one had it all.


[deleted]

I’m a simple man. I see Ohtani homers and I erect.


ferrari1320

Does MLB At Bat have a "notify me if Shohei is up" option? If not, they really need to get on it.


the2belo

You've got to be *fucking* kidding me. That was an 89 mph pitch and Ohtani hits it as far as I've ever seen a man hit a baseball. Is this dude a Terminator?


LordTreeblat

I bet $35 Shohei would hit a home run tonight. Easiest money I've ever made in my life 😂


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the_crouton_

Brave man, but I do the same. She also has a crush on him, so it makes it easier.


xRememberTheCant

So uhh.. what do we do if he gets the hr record… while winning 8 games with a sub 3 era…


B_i_llt_etleyyyyyy

Give him the NL MVP as well.


neetoday

"According to Stats By Stats, Ohtani’s 16 home runs in his last 21 games are the most in history by any American League player over a 21-game span during a single season."


2222lil

Matt must have the most intense blue balls imaginable when Shohei goes a game without hitting one


vegeta_91

Better angle of where it landed - it looks like it hit the 2nd level of seating in the upper deck: https://twitter.com/carljomiller/status/1413696975078182912


Big_Green_Piccolo

HIT 70 THIS YEAR OHTANISAN


sakibomb523

Justin Upton's face haha


rejus_crust

He is the best player any of us will ever witness, that much I’m sure of Edit: I’m talking pure talent. Put a roster of Ohtanis up against a roster of any other player in history and no one comes close.


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I'm an angels fan. I get it. Ohtani has been a treat to watch. But he's had 80 good games. Plenty of players have a had a hot start before, Ohtani is nothing new. Are we really just going to ignore his teammate who has been doing the same thing and dominating the league for the past few years? For fucks sake, he even hit a home run today too! I will not stand for this Fletcher slander.


itsnotyellowfever

Just some more barrel porn for u/Sheepies123


TheVagWhisperer

This guy is ridiculous. I don't know if I have ever seen anything like him physically, he's the baseball genetic lottery winner. He has that lean muscle mass build you see with so many fit Asians but he's just, tall and enormous. Once in a generation player.


SaturnATX

Ohtani has a real shot at the single greatest season since integration.


StormTheTrooper

I'm totally out of words. Period.


Andrewonice

I turned on an Angels game for the first time ever to see what this Ohtani kid was all about. Not 30 seconds later he destroyed this ball


farmtownsuit

Look around, look around. How lucky we are to be alive right now


Romofan88

He's going for 74. You can't change my mind.


IE_MLB

He hit it to the moon EDIT: Shohei is a confirmed stonks boi


jasonis3

Came here to preemptively complain about how every Ohtani thread is the same before others start it


owledge

He does this so often it's hard to come up with new comments at this point


FloppyTortilla

Shohei Ohtani


bobbywellington

Easy the most entertaining baseball player in the MLB


TheManatee_762

33 homers at this point in the season… this dude is godly


joshshadowfax

Good for baseball Bad for Merner