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Shohei Ohtani slugs 300th MLB home run; can he get to 500?

The two-way superstar is signed through 2033
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The Japan Times
· Jul 8, 2026
Shohei Ohtani hits 300th MLB career home run
Ohtani is the first Japanese MLB player to achieve the milestone.
UPI
· Jul 8, 2026
Watch: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani clubs 300th career home run
Watch: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani clubs 300th career home run
The korea Herald News
· Jul 8, 2026
Ohtani hits 300th career homer, but Dodgers lose to Rockies 4-3
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shohei Ohtani hit his 300th career homer on Tuesday night, a leadoff shot against Colorado Rockies pitcher Michael Lorenzen. The Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way superstar blasted a 124.6-meter line drive to center on a 2-0 pitch for his 20th homer of the season. Center fielder Cole Carrigg could only watch it fly out. Ohtani is the 170th member of the 300-homer club. It was Ohtani's 31st career leadoff homer and seventh this season. He also homered in the Dodgers' 8-7 victory in
DNyuz
· Jul 8, 2026
Shohei Ohtani hits milestone, Justin Wrobleski makes All-Star case in Dodgers’ loss
In Shohei Ohtani, who on Tuesday became the first Japanese player to hit 300 home runs in MLB, the Dodgers had the first National League All-Star voted in this year. They still have a chance for a late addition. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has been lobbying for two members of his pitching staff to be []
Us Weekly
· Jun 21, 2026
Shohei Ohtani Displays ‘Extra Dad Strength’ in Homer After 2nd Baby's Birth
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani returned from paternity leave in time to score an impressive home run during the Saturday, June 20, baseball game. Ohtani, 31, played in the Dodgers’ Saturday game against the Baltimore Orioles, in which he rounded the bases in the ninth inning. The home run was Ohtani’s 16th homer of []
Yardbarker
· Jun 25, 2026
The 'Active 100-hit MLB seasons' quiz
How many of the active MLB players to reach 100 hits in at least eight different seasons can you name in five minutes?
L.A. Times - Sports
· Jul 5, 2026
Four more Dodgers players selected as National League All-Stars
Shohei Ohtani won't be alone in representing the Dodgers at the MLB All-Star Game. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Andy Pages, Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy also are heading to Philadelphia.
Boston.com
· Jul 9, 2026
A moment of appreciation for dominant Red Sox ace Sonny Gray
Yes, he deserved to be selected as an All-Star. The post A moment of appreciation for dominant Red Sox ace Sonny Gray appeared first on Boston.com.
CBS Sports
· Jul 8, 2026
Royals outfielder Tyler Tolbert makes MLB history with hit in 12 consecutive plate appearances
Tolbert was a career .247 hitter without a homer in 85 at-bats at the big-league level before he started this streak
FOX Sports Digital
· Jul 7, 2026
MLB All-Star Appearances Leaders: Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Active Leaders
Check out this list of active and all-time MLB players with the most All-Star game appearances.
KMJNow – Fresno
· Jun 27, 2026
Keider Montero, Tigers blank Astros to snap skid
James Outman hit a three-run homer to support seven strong innings from Keider Montero as the host Detroit Tigers blanked the Houston Astros 8-0 on Fr...
Off The Press
· Jul 11, 2026
Shohei Ohtani will skip MLB All-Star Game, cites knee injury
Shohei Ohtani will miss the 2026 MLB All-Star Game after the Los Angeles Dodgers said he had irritation in his knee from a nagging injury. (This video contains AI-assisted content.) The face of baseball will not be at Tuesday’s All-Star Game. Shohei Ohtani was scratched from his start on Friday as the Los Angeles Dodgers []...Click to read more
Toronto Sun
· Jul 1, 2026
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day: Why New York Mets still pay retired slugger $1.19 million every year
Before the Mets face the Toronto Blue Jays on July 1, they will have made a payment to slugger who has been retired since 2001.
KROF – 960 AM – Lafayette
· Jun 30, 2026
Tommy White Triple A Stats: LSU Legend Surges Toward MLB Promotion
Tommy White Triple A Stats: LSU Legend Surges Toward MLB Promotion
The Eastern Herald
· Jun 29, 2026
Gray’s Near-No-Hitter Sets the Stage, but the Blown Save and Tenth-Inning Rally Are What Fenway Will Remember
Sonny Gray carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and reached his 2,000th career strikeout before Amed Rosario singled to end it — but the game Boston will remember was decided in the tenth, when Jarren Duran's walk-off single completed a four-game sweep of the AL East-leading Yankees at Fenway Park.
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Related coverage for " Shohei Ohtani slugs 300th MLB home run; can he get to 500? ": The Japan Times — Shohei Ohtani hits 300th MLB career home run . UPI — Watch: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani clubs 300th career home run. The korea Herald News — Ohtani hits 300th career homer, but Dodgers lose to Rockies 4-3. DNyuz — Shohei Ohtani hits milestone, Justin Wrobleski makes All-Star case in Dodgers’ loss. Us Weekly — Shohei Ohtani Displays ‘Extra Dad Strength’ in Homer After 2nd Baby's Birth. Yardbarker — The 'Active 100-hit MLB seasons' quiz. L.A. Times - Sports — Four more Dodgers players selected as National League All-Stars. Boston.com — A moment of appreciation for dominant Red Sox ace Sonny Gray. CBS Sports — Royals outfielder Tyler Tolbert makes MLB history with hit in 12 consecutive plate appearances . FOX Sports Digital — MLB All-Star Appearances Leaders: Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Active Leaders . KMJNow – Fresno — Keider Montero, Tigers blank Astros to snap skid. Off The Press — Shohei Ohtani will skip MLB All-Star Game, cites knee injury. Toronto Sun — Happy Bobby Bonilla Day: Why New York Mets still pay retired slugger $1.19 million every year. KROF – 960 AM – Lafayette — Tommy White Triple A Stats: LSU Legend Surges Toward MLB Promotion. The Eastern Herald — Gray’s Near-No-Hitter Sets the Stage, but the Blown Save and Tenth-Inning Rally Are What Fenway Will Remember


