Here's what Shohei Ohtani told Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Teoscar Hernandez before the latter went on to win there 2024 MLB Home Run Derby.
" said to hit the ball to left-center, to not pull it, because I had a better chance, because of the way my swing was, to go over there," Hernández recalled. "It's far, but he said, ‘It's better for you.’"
When Ohtani, a two-time Silver Slugger and arguably the best baseball player in the world right now, offers you pointers on hitting, you listen. And that's exactly what the right-handed hitting Hernandez, a two-time Silver Slugger himself, did. The Dodgers outfielder hit all but one of his 49 home runs across the Derby's three rounds to either left field or left center.of the Derby, a 466-foot blast in Round 1.TIM CAPURSO
Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia.
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