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Shohei Ohtani Hit a Monster HR That Almost Left Dodger Stadium, and Fans Were in Awe

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Shoehei Ohtani's 473-foot blast against the Red Sox came close to leaving Dodger Stadium.
Shoehei Ohtani's 473-foot blast against the Red Sox came close to leaving Dodger Stadium.

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Shohei Ohtani's first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers is going as expected, with the left-handed hitter mashing home runs at a torrid clip for the NL West leaders.

On Sunday night against the Boston Red Sox he launched a 473-foot shot to right-center that came so close to leaving Dodger Stadium, as it landed past the last row of the bleachers and bounced around the pavilion.

The blast was Ohtani's 30th of the season, which is tops in the NL and puts him just five behind Aaron Judge for the MLB lead.

This home run was a thing of absolutely beauty:

Fans loved it:

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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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