Shohei Ohtani's 112 mph home run hits young fan in the head at Dodger Stadium

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani hit his 27th home run of the season Tuesday night, giving his team a one-run lead late against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

But as fans at Dodger Stadium cheered Ohtani as he rounded the bases, one young fan in the right-field seats appeared hurt by the home run ball.

Slow-motion video replay of Ohtani's homer showed the ball hitting a child in the forehead as other fans tried to catch it.

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It is unknown if the fan was seriously injured by Ohtani's hit, which left his bat at 112 mph.

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The homer helped Ohtani's Dodgers defeat their NL West foe, 6-5, during a season in which the Japanese star is not pitching after undergoing elbow ligament surgery in September.

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers bats against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on June 29, 2024, in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Ohtani is hitting .320, just behind New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge (.321) for the league lead in that category. Ohtani surpassed Baltimore Orioles phenom Gunnar Henderson for second place in MLB home runs.

He may not be on the mound, but Ohtani is living up to the massive 10-year, $700 million contract he signed with the Dodgers this offseason. He is once again a candidate for the MVP award, this time in the National League, after previously winning it in the American League with the Los Angeles Angels.

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs the bases against the San Francisco Giants in the top of the 11th inning at Oracle Park on June 29, 2024, in San Francisco. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

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Ohtani will look to add to his MVP resume on Wednesday night against the Diamondbacks.

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