Two-Way Superstar Ohtani Hits 300th Career MLB Home Run

Leadoff Home Run in the First Inning Against Colorado at Home
20th of the Season, 348th Career Home Run Across Japan and MLB
Career-High 55 Home Runs in a Single Season with the Dodgers Last Year

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who plays as both a pitcher and a hitter in Major League Baseball (MLB), has hit his 300th career home run.

Superstar Ohtani appeared as the leadoff designated hitter in the home game against the Colorado Rockies at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 8 (Korean time). In his first at-bat in the first inning, he blasted a leadoff home run over the center field fence like a bullet. This marked his 20th home run of the season and the 300th of his MLB career.

Shohei Ohtani of the LA Dodgers hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run in the first inning of the home game against the Colorado Rockies. Los Angeles=Reuters Yonhap News

Ohtani became the 170th player in Major League history to hit 300 home runs, and the first Japanese player to reach this milestone. He hit 48 home runs over five years with the Nippon Ham Fighters in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) before moving to the United States in 2018, bringing his combined Japan-US professional home run total to 348.

In 2023, while playing for the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani hit 44 home runs to lead the American League, and after transferring to the Dodgers the following year, he hit 54 home runs to claim the National League home run title. Last year, he set his personal record for most home runs in a single season with 55. Among players with at least 300 home runs, Ohtani also holds the record for the most strikeouts as a pitcher, with 765.

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