It went over in the blink of an eye! Ohtani's fastest 193.1km home run explosion, LAD's 100th arch decoration

Sep 03, 2025

It went over in the blink of an eye! Ohtani's fastest 193.1km home run explosion, LAD's 100th arch decoration
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani is looking at the ball after hitting a superior solo home run in the third inning in an away game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on the 3rd (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News



LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani shot the fastest 'Missilpo' and reached the 100th home run mark after transfer.

Ohtani played as a leadoff designated hitter in the first of three consecutive away games against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on the 3rd (Korea time) and hit a home run in his second at-bat.

There is no runner after one out in the top of the third inning, trailing 1-4. After driving Pittsburgh right-hander Bubba Chandler to a ball count of 3B1S, Ohtani pulled a 99.2-mile fastball flying in the low strike zone on his fifth pitch and easily over the right fence.




The ball, which flew at a launch angle of 23 degrees and 120 miles (193.1 kilometers), was inserted 373 feet away from the stands inside the right foul pole.

It was Ohtani's 46th homer for this season and his 100th homer since joining the Dodgers in a 10-year, 700 million-dollar free agent contract last year. Ohtani hit 54 homers last year to win the NL title in this category, and added 46 this year to finally achieve the 100th homerun mark as a member of the Dodgers. He has 271 home runs since his major league debut with the Los Angeles Angels in 2018.

It went over in the blink of an eye! Ohtani's fastest 193.1km home run explosion, LAD's 100th arch decoration
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani is home-in with Mookie Betts' welcome after hitting a chase solo shot in the top of the third inning. AP Yonhap News
However, the batting speed of this home run is the fastest record in Ohtani's major league career. He hit his first 120-mile-high ball in his career, exceeding 119.2 miles of his right-handed hit in the top of the second inning against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 28 last year. Among the homers, he exceeded his superior solo shot (118.7 miles) in the top of the ninth inning against the Washington Nationals on April 24 last year by 1.3 miles.




He was also the third fastest hitter among all hitters this season, following Pittsburgh's O'Neill Cruz (122.9 miles) and Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (120.4 miles).

It is the first time in nine days that Ohtani hit a home run since he hit a solo shot against the San Diego Padres in the top of the ninth inning on the 25th of last month. He is now three behind Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber (49), who ranks first in home runs in the NL. Philadelphia has a day off.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.