On Friday, Shohei Ohtani announced that he’d be competing in the 2021 Home Run Derby. Well, he gave us a glimpse of what we can expect next month, as he hit two home runs on Friday night in the Angels’ 11-3 victory over the Tigers.
His first homer of the night came in the fifth inning. After Justin Upton singled to reach base, Ohtani crushed a 2-2 pitch 400 feet that was hit 114.3 mph off the bat. It was a two-run homer and Ohtani’s 20th homer of the year.
Fast forward a few innings later, and Ohtani crushed one 408 feet for his second homer of the night.