Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Angels hit an oversized home run with an estimated flight distance of over 140 meters in the open game against the Rangers on the 3rd.
Otani started as the second designated hitter in the open match against the Rangers at the Angels camp in Arizona on the 3rd, and the match was shortened to 6 times as a special rule of the open match. It was.
Otani fell to the second at-bat in the first at-bat in the first inning and the second at-bat in the third inning with a chance of one out and second base.
Otani will play against the fifth right pitcher in the third at-bat and no-out first base in the fifth inning, and will be the first two-run home run of the season on the back screen by swinging the eighth full-count ball and the high-middle fastball. I hit.
The hit ball was an oversized hit where the relayed TV station reported an estimated flight distance of about 143 meters.
This is the first time Otani has hit a home run in an open game in the fourth year of the Major League Baseball.
In this game, Otani scored 1 hit and 2 RBIs in 2 at bats, and following the open game on the 1st, which marked 2 hits, he made a batting result in 2 games in a row.
Otani, who is making adjustments to revive the dual wield style of pitching, is scheduled to pitch for the first time as a pitcher in the open game against Athletics on March 5.