Shohei Ohtani hits 300th career home run

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Shohei Ohtani hit the 300th home run of his MLB career, a 409-foot leadoff shot off Michael Lorenzen against the Colorado Rockies that registered a 112.2 mph exit velocity and a 19 degree launch angle. The long ball gave the Los Angeles Dodgers an early lead and marked a major career milestone; 129 of Ohtani's 300 homers have come with the Dodgers. MLB play-by-play and video tags list the homer as Ohtani's 19th or 20th of the season and show it traveled to left-center. Ohtani remains on track to make his next scheduled pitching start Friday, and he is the leading vote-getter for the All-Star Game while not expected to pitch in the exhibition or participate in the Home Run Derby, according to team and media reports. Coverage framed the milestone alongside other unusual recent feats in MLB, including Ryan O'Hearn's three-homer, 10-RBI game for the Pittsburgh Pirates, which revived comparison to Ohtani's own 10-RBI game in 2024. The 300th homer further cements Ohtani's two-way legacy and arrives as Los Angeles prepares him for a pitching turn this week.

Chad Moriyama

@chadmoriyama.bsky.social

Shohei Ohtani leads off the game with a homer, the 300th of his career. Plus congrats in the dugout and replays.

1162h ago

Sarah Langs

@slangsonsports.bsky.social

Most career pitching strikeouts among players to hit 300+ home runs: Shohei Ohtani: 765 (300 HR) Babe Ruth: 501 (714) Jimmie Foxx: 11 (534) Dave Kingman: 4 (442) Rocky Colavito: 2 (374) Ted Williams: 1 (521) Gary Gaetti: 1 (360) Anthony Rizzo: 1 (303)

1142h ago

Jacob Pomrenke2

I had to look up Rocky Colavito pitching. On 8/25/1968, he came on mid-inning to face the first-place Tigers with Al Kaline at the plate. Then he pitched 2.2 scoreless IP and picked up the win in relief! www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NY...

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Liz - High and Inside9

Rizzo's ONE strikeout famously being Freddie Freeman 😂😂

Bronwyn Joye3

Just seeing Anthony Rizzo on this list and knowing it was Freddie Freeman he stuck out makes me audibly giggle.

The Watch Nerd

@tiredofcrazyshite.bsky.social

Shohei Ohtani is probably the greatest baseball player in history. But he’s a L.A. Dodger so, as an angry N.Y. Mets fan, I naturally hate him. But…he commissioned Seiko to create this watch for him. So apparently he’s introspective? And creative too? F-him! :-) flip.it/pxuY_b

5916h ago

Silly B Man1

I hate it when my adversaries are genuine good people, because then I don’t even get the pleasure of resentment when they thrash me

danilv.bsky.social1

And, by all accounts, he’s one of the nicest people to ever exist - sorry, impossible to hate the guy no matter how much you may want to . .

El Intrepido rides again1

That’s COOL - but… Seen better

Los Angeles Dodgers

@dodgersbot.bsky.social

Another milestone reached for Shohei Ohtani. Congratulations on 300 career home runs!

A graphic announcing Shohei Ohtani's 300th career home run with a cutout of him watching a home run on the left and a cutout of him lifting his arms and tossing his bat on the right.

222h ago

Marisa Ingemi

@mingemi.bsky.social

Never miss an opportunity to watch Shohei Ohtani play baseball

221h ago

MLB

@mlbbot.bsky.social

Shohei Ohtani wasted no time reaching the 300 MLB homers milestone tonight 🔥

Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases wearing a white Dodgers uniform with blue lettering after his 300th MLB home run.
(Photo: Nicole Vasquez/Major League Baseball)
Overlaid is a X post from Sarah Langs:
"Shohei Ohtani is the second player in MLB history with a leadoff home run for his 300th career home run, joining:
6/14/06 Steve Finley"

112h ago

fabianardaya.bsky.social

@fabianardaya.bsky.social

Dave Roberts said everything is on track for Shohei Ohtani to pitch on Friday. Not official, but Roberts said he doesn’t see Ohtani pitching in the All-Star Game or doing the Home Run Derby.

145h ago

DingerTV

@dinger.tv

HOME RUN Shohei Ohtani (19) 379 ft (29°, 105.9 mph) off Kyle Freeland (87.9 mph Cutter, 2262 rpm) COL 1-LAD 2 (B3, 0-0, 0 outs) https://www.mlb.com/video/shohei-ohtani-homers-19-on-a-fly-ball-to-left-center-field-dalton-rushing

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Brent Maguire

@bmags94.bsky.social

300 career home runs for Shohei Ohtani. What a player.

72h ago

Dominic Campbell

@domismoney.bsky.social

Pirates 1B Ryan O'Hearn is the 11th player in MLB history to hit three home runs and drive in 10 RBI in a single game (since RBI became official stat in 1920) Last to do so was Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani back on Sept. 19, 2024 vs. the Marlins at loanDepot Park

74h ago

Rob.

@barackomamba.blacksky.app

A starting pitcher, with a 2.83 ERA over 114 starts, has 300 career home runs. And counting. Shohei Ohtani is the GOAT. GOAT!

42h ago

MLB Homerun Tracker

@mlbhomeruntracker.bsky.social

HOME RUN! Shohei Ohtani Go-ahead Solo HR off Michael Lorenzen Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Dodgers Exit Velo: 112.2 mph | Launch Angle: 19° | Distance: 409 ft Bot 1st | COL 0 - LAD 1 Season HR #20 #MLB #HomeRun #Dodgers

32h ago

Dingerbot

@dingerbot.bsky.social

LAD Home Run! Shohei Ohtani homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. Dalton Rushing scores. The score is now LAD 2, COL 1 (Bottom 3)

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Goodbye, Home Run! -- PorchCast

@home-run.bsky.social

#LAD Shohei Ohtani homers (20) on a line drive to center off #Rockies Michael Lorenzen. 🏳 409ft, 🔥112.2mph, 19.0° COL 0 @ LAD 1 · BOT 1

12h ago

MLB Stats

@mlbstatsbot.bsky.social

Japanese-born players to hit 20 home runs in their rookie season: Kazuma Okamoto, 2026 Munetaka Murakami, 2026 Shohei Ohtani, 2018 💬 @MLB: Kazuma Okamoto hits home run No. 20! 🐦 https://x.com/MLBStats/status/2074334789717344711

(From left to right) Kazuma Okamoto looks on after hitting a home run and wears a black City Connect Blue Jays uniform and black batting helmet. Munetaka Murakami stands at the plate and wears a white White Sox uniform and black batting helmet. Shohei Ohtani looks on after hitting a home run and wears a white Angels uniform and red batting helmet.

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