Shohei Ohtani's home run in Japan should have been called a double
Japanese fans who came out to the Tokyo Dome got what they wanted: a Shohei Ohtani home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs in the second of their Japanese regular season games.
But ... was it a home run?
A fan reached out and appeared to touch the ball ahead of where it might have landed, but officials did a review and the umpires declared it an official home run.
See what you think and make the call. Me? I'm saying it's a ground-rule double. Fan interference! No homer!
Shohei gave the Tokyo fans what they were all waiting for pic.twitter.com/eelvuA327n
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) March 19, 2025
This Shohei Ohtani home run stands after review -- checking for fan interference -- in Tokyo. ⚾️🤔
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 19, 2025
Adam Amin and A.J. Pierzynski on the Dodgers-Cubs call for FS1. 📺🎙️ #MLBpic.twitter.com/kBADMlZ7Ly
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