Ohtani, 181920 3G consecutive home runs banging! 59 Home Run Face Solo System Builds LAD 95 CLE

May 28, 2025

Ohtani, 181920 3G consecutive home runs banging! 59 Home Run Face Solo System Builds LAD 95 CLE
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani checks the ball after hitting a two-run homer to the left in the top of the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on the 28th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



Ohtani, 181920 3G consecutive home runs banging! 59 Home Run Face Solo System Builds LAD 95 CLE
Shohei Ohtani, who is circling the base after hitting a two-run shot in the top of the fourth inning with a 2-0 lead. ImagesYonhap News
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani's home run pace is getting faster. He hit a home run in three consecutive games and was the first to reach the 20th home run mark of the season.

Ohtani played as a leadoff designated hitter against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 28th (Korea time) and led the team to a 9-5 victory with one hit, two RBIs, two runs and two walks in three at-bats, including a home run.

The home run came in the third at-bat in the top of the fourth inning with a 2-0 lead. After two outs, when Tommy Edman got on base with a right-handed hit, Ohtani hit Cleveland right-hander Tanner Bybee's 83.9-mile cutter that flew outside the first pitch to hit it directly over the left fence.




The ball, which soared high at a firing angle of 39 degrees and a batting speed of 104.5 miles, stretched out and fell 362 feet (110 meters) behind the left fence. While the ball was flying, Ohtani looked at the home run for a long time with the bat and then began to run vigorously around the base when he crossed the fence. Maybe he didn't know it would be a home run, but as the ball went over, he spat out "Oh my God".

Statcast estimated that the home run would not have crossed the fence in nine of the 30 stadiums, including Dodger Stadium.

Ohtani, 181920 3G consecutive home runs banging! 59 Home Run Face Solo System Builds LAD 95 CLE
Otani hits a two-run home run to the left from Cleveland starter Tanner Bybee in the top of the fourth inning with a 2-0 lead. AP Yonhap News
As a result, Ohtani reached the 20th home run mark of the season by operating cannons in three consecutive games following the game against the New York Mets on the 26th and the game against Cleveland on the 27th. It was a leadoff home run in the first inning on the 26th and 27th, and it was his third at-bat on the day. Ohtani's home run in three consecutive games is his second this season after the 15th and 17th, and his 10th personal total.




Ohtani began to regain his dominance by widening the gap between Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies, who are tied for second in the home run competition, to two.

Ohtani drew 13 arches in May. His monthly home run record is 15 in June 2023 when he was with the Los Angeles Angels. The Dodgers have three games left in May, including the game against Cleveland on the 29th and the game against the New York Yankees on the 31st and June 1st. The record for most home runs per month in Dodgers history was 15, written by Pedro Guerrero in June 1985 and by Duke Snyder in August 1953. Ohtani then tied for third place with Bellinger in June 2017 and Adrian Beltre in August 2004.

Above all, as the season passes, the acceleration in home run productivity seems clear. If he maintains his current pace, Ohtani can hit 59 home runs. He also has 60 homers. It is a figure that can be the unified home run king of both leagues. Ohtani was the AL home run king with 44 home runs in 2023 and the NL home run king with 54 home runs last year. If he wins his first home run title in both leagues this year, he will win the real game against Judge, the best home run hitter in his career.




Ohtani hit 54 home runs last season and 20 home runs were achieved in his team's 75th game. This season, it reached 55 games and moved up 20 games. Career high in the home run category is expected. For reference, Ohtani is the third player in Dodgers history to hit more than 20 home runs in the team's first 55 games of the season, following Gil Hodges (21) in 1951 and Cody Bellinger (20) in 2019.

Ohtani, 181920 3G consecutive home runs banging! 59 Home Run Face Solo System Builds LAD 95 CLE
Otani hits a two-run homer to the left in the fourth inning. AFP Yonhap News
In his first at-bat in the first inning, Ohtani struck out looking blankly at Bybee's 96.4 mile fastball over the outside strike zone of his seventh pitch with a ball count of 2B2S. In his second at-bat in the second inning with a 2-0 lead, he got four pitches on purpose with two outs and runners on first and third bases. And in the seventh inning, when the lead of 5-3 continued, he struck out swinging again. Left-hander Tim Herrin's fourth pitch tricked the bat to a 83.9-mile outside curve.

However, Ohtani went out as the leadoff hitter in the ninth inning and walked to get on base, then homered during Max Muncy's superior three-run game to seal the victory.

With this, Ohtani recorded a season batting average of 0.296 (63 hits in 213 at-bats), 20 homers, 35 RBIs, 59 runs, 36 walks, 11 steals, a on-base percentage of 0.396, a slugging percentage of 0.657, and an OPS of 1.053.

The Dodgers, which secured the Winning Series by holding the first and second games of the three consecutive games against Cleveland, firmly maintained their lead in the NL West with 34 wins and 21 losses.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.