Despite a valiant effort, Adam Engel lost the ball and his glove on this Shohei Ohtani homer

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Shohei Ohtani is very good at hitting home runs. This is a fact. Entering the Angels' game against the White Sox on Friday night, Ohtani had hit one every 13.7 at-bats, which would be just behind MVP Award-candidate Jose Ramirez if Ohtani had enough at-bats to qualify for the batting title. 
Well, surprise, surprise: He went deep again. This time it was at least a little surprising, as Ohtani was facing left-hander Carlos Rodón. Not only was it only his second homer against a southpaw, but it was on a difficult pitch in and off the plate. 
Judging by Rodon's immediate reaction, it appears that he sensed it was a goner: 

Center fielder Adam Engel wasn't willing to concede defeat. Having robbed three homers in one week earlier this year, surely he could bring this one back, right? 
Engel raced back, back, back. He leapt and ... not only did he fail to rob the homer, but to add insult to injury, he lost his glove, too. 

Hey, at least he came close enough that Ohtani slowed going around second as he was unsure if the ball had made it out of the park. That's got to count for something. 

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