The legend of Angels star Shohei Ohtani grows seemingly by the day.
In his latest incredible feat, the two-way star cracked an impossibly long home run at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Friday night, leaving jaws slack while joining a select few who have reached the upper tank at the famously pitcher-friendly ballpark.
The upper-deck job, which traveled a projected 463 feet, according to MLB's Statcast, was a high-arcing moon shot and an absolute no-doubter off the bat, after the 6-foot-4, 210-pound slugger unleashed a vicious cut on a high-and-inside offering from Mariners southpaw Marco Gonzales.
Angels manager Joe Maddon and slugger Justin Upton, presently on the IL with a balky back, both suggested Statcast may have underestimated the blast.
The left-handed-hitting Ohtani finished 1-for-4 with the homer, giving him 33 on the season. The Japanese star's season line sits at .279/.362/.704 through the Angels' first 87 games, and he's pacing for 61 homers after Friday, according to the Associated Press.
In reaching the upper deck, he joins Joey Gallo, Daniel Vogelbach, Nomar Mazara, Carlos Delgado and Mo Vaughn in having done so. The only longer home runs ever recorded at the ballpark belonged to Chris Carter and Jose Abreu, the Mariners said.
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