ANAHEIM -- Shohei Ohtani regularly flaunts his impressive raw power during pregame batting practice, but he created some buzz on Friday after crushing a ball off the new right-field scoreboard at Angel Stadium.
The official estimate on Ohtani's moonshot was 513 feet, according to the Angels.
"I'm not sure if it was the farthest ball I've hit," Ohtani said through interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. "But I think that kind of proves that I'm improving in all aspects of my game."
Manager Mike Scioscia, for his part, had little interest in discussing Ohtani's batting practice exploits.