Angels Announcer Matt Vasgersian Hilariously Miss-Called Shohei Ohtani Fly Out He Was Sure Was A Home Run

Los Angeles Angels play-by-play man Matt Vasgersian is clearly not in mid-season form on Opening Day.

With the Angels trailing the Astros 3-1 on Opening day in the late innings, Vasgersian was certain Shohei Ohtani hit a game-tying home run off the bat. However, the ball landed in the glove of Astros right fielder, Kyle Tucker, a few feet shy of the warning track.

Check out the hilarious Matt Vasgersian gaffe below:

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Matt Vasgersian had us thinking this ball was headed to Mars pic.twitter.com/mXrRuNggX0

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 8, 2022

Over the past 12 hours, Matt Vasgersian has been trolled all over the web for missing the Shohei Ohtani moment so clearly.

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Matt Vasgersian losing his mind on a fly ball that didn't reach the warning track pic.twitter.com/vQUvR1mEk2

— MLB Errors (@mlberrors) April 8, 2022

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No way vasgersian got this hyped on a routine fly ball pic.twitter.com/t10sjJDLzN

— markus (@mariners_markus) April 8, 2022

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You can take Matt Vasgersian out of MLB The Show but you can’t take the MLB The Show out of Matt Vasgersian

— Mario (@Mario_2p0) April 8, 2022

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i woke up my neighbors because of matt vasgersian

— Colin (@csmith0707) April 8, 2022

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HOF call from Vasgersian:pic.twitter.com/M9hyU7O2zU

— Eli Hershkovich (@EliHershkovich) April 8, 2022

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Wait Vasgersian was in the stadium for this? pic.twitter.com/lOfGNHnSws

— Los Angeles Sports Union (@lasportsunion) April 8, 2022

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Missed Hr calls are some of my fav things in baseball pic.twitter.com/XZyfCVf8E6

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) April 8, 2022

In Matt Vasgersian’s defense, it’s usually safe to assume that any long Shohei Ohtani fly ball is going over the fence.

Last season, Ohtani rode dominant pitching and 47 home runs to a historic, MVP season. And even though he went 0-4 on Opening Day, his pitching didn’t skip a beat from last year.

Something tells me Matt Vasgersian will have plenty of opportunities to get excited about Shohei Ohtani home runs over the course of the season.

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