Shocking Japanese 1st and 2nd place: “I never imagined a day like this would ever come.” Shohei Otani and Seiya Suzuki…A bombshell collaboration that has taken America by storm | Full-Count

Until the day before, the fastest shot of the season was a shot fired by Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs.

■Dodgers 4-1 Nationals (24th Japan time, Washington DC)

On the 23rd (24th Japan time), Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani hit a No. 6 solo hit in the 9th inning of a game against the enemy Nationals. His home run with a batting speed of 118.7 mph (approximately 191 km/h) is the fastest in the majors this season, surpassing Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki’s 115 mph (approximately 185 km/h). Fans were happy to see the Japanese athletes coming in first and second, saying, “10 years ago, this was unimaginable.”

The ball that Otani fired over the right field in his fifth at-bat in the 9th inning had a batting speed of 118.7 mph (approximately 191 km/h) and a flight distance of 450 feet (approximately 137.2 meters). According to MLB’s Sarah Langs, his batting speed is the fastest of any home run hit. It was the fastest hit by a Dodger since Statcast began tracking in 2015.

The astonishing shot was the fastest in the majors this season. The top hit so far was a No. 2 solo shot into the left center stand by another Japanese player, Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki, in a game against the Rockies on April 3rd (4th), with a batted ball speed of 115 mph (approximately 185 km/h). )was. The Japanese slugger, also born in 1994, ranked first and second in the majors’ fastest hits this season.

Fans are also very interested in this data. Posts on social media include, “I couldn’t have imagined 10 years ago that a Japanese person could be at the top of the major leagues in this kind of index,” “I’m proud of being born in 1994,” “I never thought a day like this would come,” and “The best of both worlds.” Comments such as “I’m proud of this wall” were received.

(Full-Count Editorial Department)