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Shohei Ohtani showed off some insane power and hit an upper-deck bomb during batting practice

Japanese two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani has hit six home runs thus far -- his first three actually occurred in his first three home games of the season. And prior to Tuesday's Angels-Blue Jays game, he was slashing a fantastic .321/.367/.619 line. Oh, and also before the game, he showed off his insane power and hit a bomb that went into the upper deck.
Ohtani was taking some hacks during batting practice at Rogers Centre on Tuesday when he hit a ball that went so far, the Angels broadcast had a few things to say about it:

They called it a "phenomenal" shot, which seems to be a redundant term surrounding the 23-year-old:

Guess we already know the answer if we ask him if he even lifts. 

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