Ohtani’s Monster Home Run Highlights Dodgers’ Win in Washington

Ohtani’s Monster Home Run Highlights Dodgers’ Win in Washington
Shohei Ohtani 17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers breaks his bat on a pitch in the first inning during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Washington, DC., on April 23, 2024. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—Shohei Ohtani hit a 450-foot homer to the second deck in right field in his first visit to Nationals Park, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Washington 4–1 on Tuesday night, April 23.

Ohtani’s sixth homer of the season was the hardest-hit of his career at 118.7 mph. It was also the hardest-hit home run for a Dodgers player in the Statcast era, which began in 2015. The solo shot in the ninth inning off Matt Barnes made it 4–1 after pinch-hitter James Outman and Miguel Rojas drove in runs an inning earlier to put Los Angeles ahead.