Shohei Ohtani's home run in Japan should have been called a double

[ASFN Admin]

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. ️

Adam Amin and A.J. Pierzynski on the Dodgers-Cubs call for FS1. ️ #MLBpic.twitter.com/kBADMlZ7Ly

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 19, 2025

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Shohei Ohtani home run in Japan was fan interference in Dodgers - Cubs

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