"Otani is so crazy!"' Directly delivering a 4-0 lead with a double and bases loaded → 165km 'bullet hit production' [the Tokyo scene]

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Shohei Ohtani (32, LA Dodgers) gave Japan the first run by shooting a grand slam of his second at-bat following his first at-bat double.

Ohtani started as the first designated hitter in Group C against Taiwan in the first round of the 2026 WBC (World Baseball Classic) at Tokyo Dome in Japan on the 6th and hit a superior grand slam in his second at-bat, including a double at bat.

Japan set up the starting lineup in the order of Shohei Ohtani (designated hitter), Kensuke Kondo (right fielder), Seiya Suzuki (center fielder), Masataka Yoshida (left fielder), Kazuma Okamoto (third baseman), Munetaka Murakami (first baseman), Shugo Maki (second baseman), Sosuke Kenda (striker) and Kenya Wakatsuki (catcher).

Ohtani, who took the batter's box in the top of the first inning, hit the first pitch (91.7 miles, four-seam fastball) of Taiwan's right-hander Jung Ha-jun (Jungshin Brothers) to create a double flowing to the right wing. However, he failed to score due to his inability to hit a follow-up hitter.

Ohtani, who was frustrated, hit an RBI single himself in the second inning. Ohtani, who took his second at-bat with one out and a full base in the top of the second inning when the score was 0-0, hit a 76.8-mile flat curve ball thrown by Jung Ha-joon to hit the right fence in a two-ball-1 strike situation. It was an outside course curve, but it fell a little less. Ohtani's batting speed was 102.4 miles (about 165 kilometers). Ohtani's bases-loaded shot gave him a four-run lead. Japan's frustrated batters immediately lost their blood.

Ohtani, who participated in this WBC, is heating up the Japanese archipelago. Even ahead of the match against Taiwan on the 6th, Japanese fans exclaimed at each practice ball. Taiwan's away fans also admired Ohtani's at-bat as they filmed it with a camera.

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