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Kazuma Okamoto crushed a monstrous home run to the fifth-deck seats, leaving Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in disbelief with his hands on his head.

What phenomenal strength! On June 13, while hosting the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays' Japanese power hitter Kazuma Okamoto smashed a home run that landed in the fifth-tier seats. Teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was seen with a look of disbelief as he observed where the ball came down.

This home run came in the bottom of the first inning with two outs and a runner on second base. Okamoto stepped up to the plate with a 2-2 count. Yankees starter Ryan Weathers threw an 88-mph slider low and inside, and Okamoto knew it was gone as soon as he swung. The ball soared extremely high and far, eventually landing in the left-field fifth deck at the Blue Jays' home stadium. Broadcast cameras captured Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with his hands on his head, showing an expression of sheer disbelief.

According to Statcast calculations, Okamoto's 14th home run of the season had a launch angle of 36 degrees, an exit velocity of 111.4 mph, and a distance of 423 feet. This was his second homer in June, following his previous one on June 3, which ended an eight-game drought without a home run.

In this game, the Blue Jays tallied 10 hits, including four extra-base hits and two home runs, ultimately defeating the Yankees 8-5.



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