Ohtani hits his longest home run in his career vs Diamondbacks

Shohei Ohtani hit his longest ever home run on Friday nigh, sending the ball 493 feet to become the ninth player to reach 30 homers in a season by July 1.

The Los Angeles Angels’ two-way superstar drove a slider from Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Tommy Henry to right field in the sixth inning to get the Angels within 5-1. It was the longest home run in the majors this year.

Ohtani became the first player since Baltimore’s Chris Davis in 2013 to reach 30 homers by the last day of June.

OHTANI CRUSHES HIS LONGEST HR EVER 🤯

493 FEET

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Ohtani has hit 15 home runs in June. Besides being an Angels record for the most in any month, he tied Babe Ruth (1930 Yankees), Bob Johnson (1934 A’s) and Roger Maris (1961 Yankees) for the AL mark in June.