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• Date : 01 Jul 2023

July 1, 2023 I hear of all these 500-[foot] shots that guys hit in the past. I dont think Im ever gonna see one because if I see one hit farther than the one I saw tonight, manager Phil Nevin said. The calculations before and now are different, but I dont think theres a ball that can be hit farther than that one. Scroll to continue with content Ad ADVERTISEMENT Awesome. The shot added to Ohtanis growing list of career achievements. Aside from leading all of baseball with 30 home runs, he hit 15 of those shots this month. His 15 June home runs put him in a four-way tie for most American League home runs hit in the month. The other three? Babe Ruth (1930), Bob Johnson (1934) and Roger Maris (1961). Ohtani also joined Sammy Sosa as the only other player to hit 30 home runs and steal 10 bases before July. Sosa did so in 1998. Read more: Advertisement Hes just, like, one of the strongest humans on Earth, said pitcher Patrick Sandoval, who watched Ohtani's home run in awe with the rest of the team in the dugout. Its a surprise, but then at the same time its not a surprise. Its wow, but we find ourselves saying wow a lot. Ohtani's shot traveled so far and disappeared so quickly that following the game, several members of the media were still debating where the ball actually landed. And across baseball, there was shock. Dodgers ' manager Dave Roberts told The Times' Mike DiGiovanna after learning of the home run:"He's not human ... he's an android." Ohtani followed the bomb by scoring again in the bottom of the eighth inning, driven in after Anthony Rendon who returned from the injured list ahead of Fridays game grounded out. Advertisement Friday's loss went to Angels starter Griffin Canning, who gave up five earned runs on three hits, four walks and nine batters struck out during six innings. Read more: Shohei Ohtani hits two homers, strikes out 10 and adds to Angels' samurai tradition Most of the damage happened in the top of the second inning, when Canning gave up a grand slam to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. After the grand slam, Canning did not allow another run to score. My college coach used to call it a bloody nose pitcher, Canning said after the game. You get punched in the face and then youre kind of ready to go compete. A little bit of that tonight, but it is what it is. Advertisement Added Canning of Ohtanis home run: That was like Barry Bonds territory in the World Series.