Shohei Ohtani rallied in his first spring coaching sport with the Dodgers, turning an infield by Dominic Leone right into a towering drive to the other area that someway cleared the wall in left area.
It takes a variety of power to hit an infield like that for an reverse area dwelling run, particularly in his first sport motion since main elbow surgical procedure final September.
The wind and elevation in Arizona in all probability helped slightly too.
Ohtani wasn't positive if the house run was off the bat. “I feel I hit it slightly too excessive initially, perhaps the Arizona issue slightly bit.” #Dodgers
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There is no such thing as a publicly obtainable Statcast knowledge on Camelback Ranch, for these questioning. Solely one in every of 10 Cactus League ballparks is supplied for such issues – Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, dwelling of the Rockies and D-backs.
So we now have to depend on folks on the bottom, like Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Instances, who famous Ohtani's two-run shot was clocked at 102 mph off the bat and 377 feet by Trackman readings in the press box.
Ohtani's dwelling run got here in his third at-bat Tuesday towards the White Sox. Garrett Crochet struck him out trying 4 pitches within the first inning, and Ohtani turned a double play on the primary pitch he noticed within the second inning.
