Angels Star has Fastest Pitch, Hardest HR in Same Inning

Talk about a two way player. Shohei Otani, in a historic outing for the Los Angeles Angels, delivered a 100.6 mph fastball in their opening inning of their 7-4 win against the Chicago White Sox in Anaheim. Then, in the very very same inning, Ohtani drilled a deep home run on the first pitch at the plate to put the Angels up 1-0 almost instantly.

The ball, which came off the bat at more than 115 mph, traveled more than 450 feet from the plate.

“He’s got a great career doing either, and he might have a really spectacular, special career doing both,” Angels manager Joe Maddon said before the game, via The Associated Press. “So you never want to get in the way of greatness.”

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HE DOES IT ON THE MOUND AND AT THE PLATE

Shohei Ohtani crushed that one 💥

(via @Angels)pic.twitter.com/ULz87GcTp0

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 5, 2021

Ohtani’s home run was the hardest-hit of the season. After throwing a 100.6 mph fast ball in the first inning, he holds that league record, too.

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Shohei Ohtani has thrown the fastest pitch of any starting pitcher so far in this early season (100.6 MPH) and has the hardest-hit HR of the season by any player (115.2 MPH exit velocity). pic.twitter.com/P3GmsQoJmK

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 5, 2021

Ohtani was forced to leave the game in the fifth inning after he was slid in at home plate.

But he’ll be fine.

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#Angels say Ohtani is "fine" and just has some general soreness. He will be reevaluated tomorrow. He was not removed for injury purposes, per team.

— Jack Harris (@Jack_A_Harris) April 5, 2021

Thank goodness because if he can stay healthy, he’s going to keep on blowing us all away.

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