Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani hit his 27th home run of the season on Tuesday night, giving his team a one-run lead against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
But as fans at Dodger Stadium cheered Ohtani as they circled the bases, a young fan sitting in the right-field seats appeared injured by the home run.
Video replay of Ohtani’s home run in slow motion showed the ball hitting a child in the forehead as other fans tried to catch the ball.
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Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium on July 2, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
It’s unclear whether the fan was seriously injured by Ohtani’s hit, which came off his bat at 112 mph.
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The home run helped Ohtani’s Dodgers beat their NL West opponent, 6-5, in a season in which the Japanese star is not pitching after undergoing elbow ligament surgery in September.
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on June 29, 2024, in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Ohtani is hitting .320, which puts him just behind New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge (.321) for the league lead in that category. Ohtani passed Baltimore Orioles phenom Gunnar Henderson for second in MLB home runs.
He may no longer be on the mound, but Ohtani is living up to the colossal 10-year, $700 million contract he signed with the Dodgers this summer. He’s once again a candidate for MVP, this time in the National League after previously winning it in the American League with the Los Angeles Angels.
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs the bases against the San Francisco Giants in the top of the 11th inning at Oracle Park on June 29, 2024, in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
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Ohtani will look to add to his MVP record Wednesday night against the Diamondbacks.
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