Baseball: Shohei Ohtani hits longest homer of MLB career in Angels win

Kyodo -- Jun 09

Shohei Ohtani went deep in the first inning, crushing his 17th home run of the season 470 feet (143 meters) to right field in the Los Angeles Angels' 8-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.

According to MLB's Statcast tracking system, the two-run homer at Angel Stadium had the longest projected distance of the 26-year-old Japanese's MLB career. Ohtani is both pitching and hitting for the Angels this year, his fourth season in the major leagues.