Good news, bad news for Shohei Ohtani — The good news?? He hit his 27th home run of the season on Tuesday. The bad?? The ball landed right on a little kid’s noggin.
The dinger went down during the seventh inning of the L.A. Dodgers’ 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks … when he took Justin Martinez‘s pitch over 400 feet and into the right-field bleachers.
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The hit had an exit velocity of 112 miles per hour … and unfortunately, one young fan felt every bit of it — taking the ball off his forehead as a handful of spectators tried to catch it.
No word on how the youngin’ is doing … but here’s hoping he at least got ice after the incident.
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Speaking of Ohtani bombs, the highlight came right before the Japanese superstar announced he will not compete in this year’s Home Run Derby … as he continues to rehab his elbow injury.
There’s a good chance the Dodgers track down the kiddo and hook him up with some merch … but we take it he’d feel MUCH better if he got a quick meet-and-greet with the $700 million man.
Rest up, kid!!