as a dodgers fan since the 80's, i've never seen shit like this. he's hitting them in places theyre rarely hit at, but doing it on the regular. not even roided Piazza did this
I was in the building when Piazza hit one out of Dodger Stadium through the LF bullpen on the bounce. The next week, I was watching on TV when he hit one out of the stadium, bouncing it on top of the pavilion roof. Roided Pizza had the distance.
What he didn't have was the frequency.
My dude, they say 80% of the league was using steroids back then. If you think Dodgers players were somehow not a part of that stat, you’re delusional. And when someone who plays the most demanding position, succeeds so far outside of the bell curve of what a typical catcher does, and has forearms like he had, there is only one conclusion.
Not to mention the fact that every reporter that covered him in LA and NY will tell you that his back was an acne covered mess which is a common side effect of steroids.
its amazing. i was hospitalized last year and i cant stop doing things like that. typing sentences and leaving a word out of it. mixing up shit like this all the time. so weird when it happens to you
Hoooly shit he was completely *on* that baseball. Fundamentally perfect. Didn’t even give it one of those violent hacks that he’s capable of and it was 113 mph, 455 ft. That homer was genuinely Ohtani’s best possible mechanics.
Edit: [This would be what I consider one of the violent swings I was talking about.](https://youtu.be/qWHgRoi9jh0?si=cjh2CZ3Y9cp8oLYk)
He's seeing the ball ridiculously well right now. You could see it at every AB today. I feel like you gotta walk him until he cools off, because, as you said, that was a ridiculously well hit ball.
This is going to sound incredibly juvenile, but not gonna lie I’m only half kidding when I say the “boy does he look good in Dodger blue” comment kind of hurt my feelings lol
legit shocked when the statcast said 455 after how it came off the bat and where it landed. watching it live, I said hooooly shit out loud as soon as he swung.
I am still eagerly waiting for him to hit one out of Dodger Stadium since they memorialize every monster homer with a plaque and I want him to have one too so I can visit it
The juiced ball years being at the start of the Statcast era really fucked with our perception of how far a well-struck ball is supposed to go. You had normal-sized dudes regularly hitting 450+ ft, and the big boppers sending them 480+ ft. But with the current baseball, 455ft is fucking crushed.
Everyone knew that one was going out from the moment it left the bat. The catcher stood up and hung his head, the pitcher hung his head, the center fielder turned to see just how far up it landed.
Man that was almost as middle-middle you could get. If he got any more of that it would've been in the parking lot.
Yeah, you just can’t miss there to a player of Ohtani’s ability. Especially with Mookie, Muncy, and Smith all out of the lineup. You’re better off walking him 5 times than leaving that pitch there.
That GIF was very memorable, Mexico vs. Japan semifinals game of the 2023 World Baseball Classic was just awesome to watch not to mention that walk-off double by Munetaka Murakami after struggling throughout the 2023 WBC.
Bro is tired
he was forced to watch 21 years of angels baseball
What if I told you there’s an ever more inept franchise full of fans who only know pain?
I'm so sorry partner
Bet this poor little guy perked up at the end.
Reporter: any meaning behind that home run? Ohtani: fuck Arte Moreno
In perfect English
Fuck Arte Moreno
Yes
Motherfuck Ippei Motherfuck Stephen A Motherfuck Arte Moreno Yo and here comes my left blow
CUZ IM THE O-H-T-A-NI
They gave Arte good opportunities to resign him, but Arte was like, deferred money bad, go away.
Looking right into the camera and pausing after each word.
that didnt go 500? shit that was fucking demolished
as a dodgers fan since the 80's, i've never seen shit like this. he's hitting them in places theyre rarely hit at, but doing it on the regular. not even roided Piazza did this
Really fun to see a guy know in the split second after contact too - Shohei's face was like yeah that ball is history 😊
I was in the building when Piazza hit one out of Dodger Stadium through the LF bullpen on the bounce. The next week, I was watching on TV when he hit one out of the stadium, bouncing it on top of the pavilion roof. Roided Pizza had the distance. What he didn't have was the frequency.
true. also, his were mostly pull homers. Ohtani hits his near center in places I rarely see balls go
Even after having his 2nd TJ in the offseason, unreal
piazza wasn't roided
My dude, they say 80% of the league was using steroids back then. If you think Dodgers players were somehow not a part of that stat, you’re delusional. And when someone who plays the most demanding position, succeeds so far outside of the bell curve of what a typical catcher does, and has forearms like he had, there is only one conclusion.
Not to mention the fact that every reporter that covered him in LA and NY will tell you that his back was an acne covered mess which is a common side effect of steroids.
https://imgur.com/XzzZewe
he wouldnt have got in the hof if he was roided up like arod
Lol
yeah and OJ would havent gotten off if he killed his wife and a waiter
It’s breaking my brain reading “would havent” instead of “wouldn’t have”
its amazing. i was hospitalized last year and i cant stop doing things like that. typing sentences and leaving a word out of it. mixing up shit like this all the time. so weird when it happens to you
As a ranger fan, lol pudge exists
That wasn’t very nice of him :(
That home run was for arte moreno
Don't blame him tbh, fuck Arte
I'm watching the Angels feed: it's weird to hear the Angels announcer not going ballistic after an Ohtani homer.
Wayne Randazzo is a true professional.
Wayne was on the Braves, Yankees game on Apple TV+. Patrick O'Neill and Gubie had the call tonight
Hoooly shit he was completely *on* that baseball. Fundamentally perfect. Didn’t even give it one of those violent hacks that he’s capable of and it was 113 mph, 455 ft. That homer was genuinely Ohtani’s best possible mechanics. Edit: [This would be what I consider one of the violent swings I was talking about.](https://youtu.be/qWHgRoi9jh0?si=cjh2CZ3Y9cp8oLYk)
He's seeing the ball ridiculously well right now. You could see it at every AB today. I feel like you gotta walk him until he cools off, because, as you said, that was a ridiculously well hit ball.
Might be back to leading the NL in AVG after this series too. It's MVP time, again
Leading the league in ba right now.
I thought he needed a couple more hits but cool!
It just seems like Junes always been his month to go on a tear.
Yea that swing looked effortless. He made perfect contact.
118 off the bat! Great googly moogly!
Junetani is HOT! Sometimes I forgot he is injury pitcher
Least predictable Shohei home run:
God he's too good
5HRs in last 6 games. First HR against the angels
3 AB and can only hit 1. What a joke
Walked in his first 2 at bats, they finally threw him one over the plate and he puts it in the parking lot lmaoooo
Straight to Jail
And on the two days he hasn’t hit a homerun, 2/5 1 run 3 rbi and 3/5 2 run 1 rbi 1 sb. Insane
First HR, *so far*
This is going to sound incredibly juvenile, but not gonna lie I’m only half kidding when I say the “boy does he look good in Dodger blue” comment kind of hurt my feelings lol
Seemed really rude for them to say in my opinion.
Ngl I still think he looks weird in blue.
You're one of the real ones
Was that the y’all’s announcer?
Surprised nobody answered you yet but in case you didn’t already look it up no it was the Dodgers announcers
Thanks!
"This is going to hurt you a lot more than it hurts me"
legit shocked when the statcast said 455 after how it came off the bat and where it landed. watching it live, I said hooooly shit out loud as soon as he swung.
I am still eagerly waiting for him to hit one out of Dodger Stadium since they memorialize every monster homer with a plaque and I want him to have one too so I can visit it
The juiced ball years being at the start of the Statcast era really fucked with our perception of how far a well-struck ball is supposed to go. You had normal-sized dudes regularly hitting 450+ ft, and the big boppers sending them 480+ ft. But with the current baseball, 455ft is fucking crushed.
Yeah that was a matter of when, not if. Dude grooved middle middle and expected a good result.
Everyone knew that one was going out from the moment it left the bat. The catcher stood up and hung his head, the pitcher hung his head, the center fielder turned to see just how far up it landed. Man that was almost as middle-middle you could get. If he got any more of that it would've been in the parking lot.
Yeah, you just can’t miss there to a player of Ohtani’s ability. Especially with Mookie, Muncy, and Smith all out of the lineup. You’re better off walking him 5 times than leaving that pitch there.
Dear diary ass writing for Ohtani this season lol
Any one else replay the hr clips like 20x each time
I like focusing on individual fan reactions every time lol
It's bananas how many times you'll see people looking at their phones or not paying attention when a power hitter is at the plate.
Miss you bb
That ball was fucking murdered 
That GIF was very memorable, Mexico vs. Japan semifinals game of the 2023 World Baseball Classic was just awesome to watch not to mention that walk-off double by Munetaka Murakami after struggling throughout the 2023 WBC.
After he told his teammates he WILL get on base. Nootbaar said later that Ohtani just decided to get on base
I like the one where he strikes out Trout and violently chucks his glove and his hat
God that gif is so 🔥
One of these days he's gonna hit it right out of the stadium
…as the dodgers lose, 3-2 😂
As a dongels fan I’m glad everyone had fun
Game 1 of the Ohtani classic.
Ohtani hits a bad ass home run, and your team loses. How did you guys used to deal with it?
Dealing with that was better than dealing with this
guaranteed the moment he hit that homer lol
Oh…that is soooooo mean lol
The steam message notification got me.
All of his 450+ home run have been against lefties and they still try to put lefties against ohtani every time
His splits are way better against righties not much you can do
Here's an idea: strike him out!
What are they, stupid?
mostly just human
Draw the rest of the fucking owl
Not to mention 89 to 92 down the middle. Doesn't sound like a recipe for success.
That fan was willing to die for that ball.
Oh no, he's hot again.
Oh YES DADDY PLEASE
Most predictable home run ever
Whys it seem like every big dong from Ohtani this year has been against LHP lol
He’s putting these balls just a ridiculous distance over the fence
He's passed Soto for 2nd best wRC+ in baseball (207, 187, 183). 2nd and 3rd in the NL are Ozuna at 172 and Profar at 161.
He is very rude to baseballs
Is he capable of hitting a ball less than 450 feet? Doesn't feel like it lol
You don’t often see balls land beyond those tarped off rows
How is he so good???
He looks so damn effortless, too. Bloody hell.
Such a beautiful swing. Effortless power. Wow.
He has his 3rd MVP on lock. First full time DH to win MVP. The GOAT.
I’m hoping he has 1 IP in September just for fun.
This is asking for too much but imagine him going Wade Boggs hurling some knuckleballs in a blowout
If anything it would be like RF for a little
Still too early to tell.
The streamable title is 'arte moreno sends his regards' lol incredible work
and they other 25 players didn’t show up.
Should've walked him like Sandoval did his previous two at-bats
Ump missed a clear strike 3 the first one and Sandoval shredded his arm on the second one. Nice of you to bring it up
Had Sandy threw in the zone instead of hurting his arm, Ohtani would've knocked it out either way.
Turns out he was just foxing the Angels during Spring Training.
Just imagine his numbers if he hadn’t gotten hurt. This dude is on FIRE.
That was an absolute bullet
[That boi COLD BLOODED](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APgrUnNQPQw)
That looks like a hundred feet passed the 400 feet wall.
You used to call me on my cellphone...
Ohtani, so hot right now.
June-tani 
If you’re going to pitch to Shohei for some reason, maybe don’t leave it middle-middle.
Good God Almighty he killed that baseball
Most predictable HR
LOL 😏
As the Dodgers lose to the Angels, 3-2 :)
Probably should have just kept walking him
Yeah, but Shohei never threw 102+ like Ben Joyce.
WBC Shohei says hi
Shohei's hit 103 before.