Shohei Ohtani has done it! With his first-inning home run against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday evening, Ohtani now has 300 career home runs!
Ohtani wasted no time against Rockies’ starter Michael Lorenzen, and Shohei smashed one of the first good pitches he saw in his first at-bat, so yep, it was a leadoff bomb as well. You honestly run out of things to say about Mr. Ohtani on a nightly basis, but this was a perfect game and opportunity for Shohei to hit his 300th HR, and he does it in front of the home crowd at Dodger Stadium.
Reactions to Shohei Ohtani’s 300th Home Run
Here are some reactions across MLB regarding Shohei Ohtani’s laserbeam home run in the first inning of the Rockies-Dodgers game:
Shohei Ohtani with the Los Angeles Dodgers
It is simply a total treat that the Los Angeles Dodgers were the team to land Mr. Ohtani. Including tonight’s home run, Shohei Ohtani now has 129 home runs in a Dodgers uniform. He’s played 401 games with LA. That’s nearly one home run every three games, simply incredible.
Over those 401 games, Ohtani’s OPS+ is 179, and he’s batting .296 with 78 doubles, 18 triples, and 342 runs scored. Yep, 342 runs scored in 401 games.
Ohtani is the favorite to take home his fourth straight MLB MVP award, and no one in the National League is even challenging him.
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More Reactions to Shohei Ohtani’s 300th MLB HR
@OnyxOdds made this post, and it really puts into perspective the historical (and cultural) context that Shohei Ohtani holds in the Japanese community:
1. Shohei Ohtani (300) 2. Hideki Matsui (175)
Lowest ERA by a Japanese-born MLB starting pitcher:
1. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2.61) 2. Shohei Ohtani (2.83)
Insane
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