Sho doubt about it. Angels' superstar belts longest home run of the season.
Ohtani became the first player since Baltimore’s Chris Davis in 2013 to hit 30 homers by the end of June. Davis had 31.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
Babe Ruth, Ken Griffey Jr. and Sammy Sosa each did it twice. The others are Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Luis Gonzalez and Albert Pujols. Bonds had 39 by July 1 in 2001 en route to setting the single-season record with 73. Ohtani has hit 15 home runs in June. Besides being an Angels record for the most in any month, he tied Babe Ruth , Bob Johnson and Roger Maris for the AL mark in June.
Ohtani's three longest homers have come at Angel Stadium. His previous best was a 470-foot drive off Kansas City's Kris Bubic in 2021. It was also Ohtani's fifth long ball this week.
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