Shohei Ohtani is no stranger to lighting up the radar gun, either with his arm or the exit velocity when he connects with his bat. On Saturday, in his third pitching appearance for the Los Angeles Dodgers,

Ohtani got through the first inning in 14 pitches, eight of which were fastballs, including one that was clocked at 101.7 mph — the hardest of his career — that got Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to hit into an inning-ending double play.

The Home Run Derby format was revised last year to lessen the workload on players. Players now get three minutes or 40 swings in the first and second rounds, then two minutes or 2