12th in June alone. Crazy pace! We have 3 more to goOhtani Explodes His 26th Home Run of the Season
Jun 30, 2024
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Ohtani started the away game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California on the 30th (Korea time) and hit his 26th home run of the season in the top of the third inning.
He struck out in his first at-bat. In the top of the first inning, he played seven pitches against San Francisco starter Eric Miller, but struck out a foul tip on an 82.9-mile (133.4km) slider outside.
The cannon burst at the second batter's box. There is no runner with one out in the top of the third inning. When the changed pitcher Spence Howard's sixth slider (137.8km) was concentrated in the middle, he turned his bat without hesitation. A big home run over the wall in the deepest middle. It was a 125.6-meter home run with a 109.7-mile (176.5km) batting speed.
With this home run, Ohtani had 12 home runs in June alone. Marcell Ozuna (Atlanta Braves), who is in second place with 21 home runs, has widened the gap to five, maintaining his first place in the National League home run alone. If the American League is included, the team tied for second with Gunner Henderson of the Baltimore Orioles. Aaron Judge of the Yankees has 30 home runs in both leagues.
With this home run, Ohtani recorded his 197th career home run, approaching the Japanese' first record of over 200 home runs.
If he hits three more home runs in the future, he will reach an unprecedented 200 home runs as a Japanese player. The record for the most home runs by Asian players is 218 home runs recorded by Choo Shin-soo (SSG).
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The Dodgers defeated their global rival San Francisco 14-7 after a repeated batting battle to reverse the game and avenged the previous day's defeat.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
