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Watch: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani clubs 300th career home run
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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.
CBS Sports
· Jul 8, 2026
Shohei Ohtani slugs 300th MLB home run; can he get to 500?
The two-way superstar is signed through 2033
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 []
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 []
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
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.
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Related coverage for "Watch: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani clubs 300th career home run": The Japan Times — Shohei Ohtani hits 300th MLB career home run . CBS Sports — Shohei Ohtani slugs 300th MLB home run; can he get to 500? . Us Weekly — Shohei Ohtani Displays ‘Extra Dad Strength’ in Homer After 2nd Baby's Birth. DNyuz — Shohei Ohtani hits milestone, Justin Wrobleski makes All-Star case in Dodgers’ loss. The korea Herald News — Ohtani hits 300th career homer, but Dodgers lose to Rockies 4-3. L.A. Times - Sports — Four more Dodgers players selected as National League All-Stars