He’s hit more than 100 home runs — knocking out dingers with such regularity that his teammates don’t even cheer for him anymore. He can hurl fastballs past hitters with both his right arm and his left.
Oh — and he’s still in the sixth grade.
That’s right: Meet Yuto Hara, the ambidextrous star slugger and pitcher who is hoping to one day top even Shohei Ohtani’s otherworldly abilities on the ball field.
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