在2024年4月23日，效力於洛杉磯道奇隊的日本棒球選手大谷翔平，今天隨隊在客場對上華盛頓國民隊。在第9局的時候，他打出一支令人震驚的全壘打，擊球初速高達191公里，飛行距離達到450呎，直接落入右外野的第2層看台，打破道奇隊最快擊球初速紀錄，也是本季大聯盟的最快擊球初速紀錄。道奇隊教練羅伯斯(Dave Roberts)表示，他的揮擊速度如閃電，怪力有如洋基的史坦頓(Giancarlo Stanton)和賈吉(Aaron Judge)。大谷也即將挑戰道奇隊教練羅伯斯(Dave Roberts)的隊史日本出生球員最多7支全壘打的紀錄。

目前大谷已經連續兩場比賽開轟，這也是他本季的第6支全壘打，同時也是他生涯中擊球初速最快的一支全壘打，打破之前個人118MPH的紀錄。最近的出色表現顯示，大谷已經提早進入他過去6月才開始爆發的打擊狀態。根據數據顯示，從4月份開始，只要投手將各種球種塞入紅中或是中間偏高的位置，大谷都能揮出長打或全壘打，長打比例高達86%。

On April 23, 2024, Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani, who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers, accompanied the team for an away game against the Washington Nationals. In the 9th inning, he hit a stunning home run with a bat speed of up to 191 kilometers per hour, flying a distance of 450 feet and landing directly in the second-tier stands of the right outfield. This broke the Dodgers' record for the fastest bat speed and also set the record for the fastest bat speed in the MLB season this year. Dodgers coach Dave Roberts described his swing speed as lightning-fast, comparable to the Yankees' Stanton and Judge. Ohtani is also poised to challenge Roberts' team record for the most home runs by a Japanese-born player.

Currently, Ohtani has hit home runs in two consecutive games, making it his sixth home run of the season and also the fastest bat speed home run of his career, breaking his previous personal record of 118 MPH. Recent outstanding performances indicate that Ohtani has entered his hitting state earlier than usual, which typically occurs in June. According to statistics, starting from April, whenever pitchers place various pitches in the middle or slightly high positions, Ohtani can hit long balls or home runs, with a long-ball rate as high as 86%.

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