LAD Ohtani Can't Give Up Home Run King, achieves 300 home runs between Japan and the U.S. with his 27th home run of the season

Jun 25, 2025

LAD Ohtani Can't Give Up Home Run King, achieves 300 home runs between Japan and the U.S. with his 27th home run of the season



LAD Ohtani Can't Give Up Home Run King, achieves 300 home runs between Japan and the U.S. with his 27th home run of the season
'The Major League home run competition is just the beginning'

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who successfully reported his return to the pitcher by recovering a 100-mile fastball, jumped back into the home run king race this time by hitting home runs in two consecutive games. Pitchers and batters alike have come back to the perfectionist pursuit of the best.

Ohtani started as the first designated hitter in the away game against the Colorado Rockies in the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on the morning of the 25th (Korea time), and scored one hit (homer) in five at-bats, two RBIs and one run, helping his team win 9-7.




With this home run, Ohtani achieved his 27th home run of the season and created a new phase of competition in the MLB home run race, which seemed to be entering the solo mode of Cal Raleigh (Seattle). Currently, Raleigh is the lone top-ranked player with 32 home runs. He hit home runs in four consecutive games until the game against the Minnesota Twins on the 24th. On the 25th, he was silent.

LAD Ohtani Can't Give Up Home Run King, achieves 300 home runs between Japan and the U.S. with his 27th home run of the season
It is followed by Aaron Judge, the leading home run hitter of the New York Yankees and competing for MVP against Ohtani. Judge also hit his 28th home run of the season against Cincinnati on the 24th and only one hit in five at-bats on the 25th.

Ohtani, who briefly slowed down his home run production as he focused on returning to the pitcher, hit consecutive home runs as if he were awakened as his competitors hit.




Ohtani, who hit his 26th home run of the season in eight games against Washington on the 23rd, immediately recorded his 27th against Colorado after a day off on the 24th, narrowing the gap between Judge and Raleigh to five.

In particular, this home run was Ohtani's 300th career home run combined with the Japanese professional baseball and the U.S. Major League Baseball. Ohtani hit a total of 48 home runs as a pitcher and batter for the Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japanese professional baseball league. Since then, he has hit 252 home runs in 953 games since entering the Major League as a member of the Los Angeles Angels in 2018.

LAD Ohtani Can't Give Up Home Run King, achieves 300 home runs between Japan and the U.S. with his 27th home run of the season
Ohtani's 27th home run in MLB this season and his 300th home run in Japan and the U.S. came in the top of the sixth inning with a 6-3 lead. Leadoff hitter Tommy Edman went out with an infield hit to create a chance for first base with no outs. Ohtani, who came to the batter's box, pushed Colorado left-handed pitcher Ryan Rollison's second pitch. The second 92.7-mile (about 149.2km) four-seam fastball from the ball count 1B flew to the high course of the body, pushing it as it was and over the left fence.




The hard hit with a batting speed of 101.6 miles (about 163.5 kilometers) made a cheerful rupture and flew over the fence in an instant. The distance was 373 feet (about 113.6 meters). Ohtani's two-run home run helped him win. Colorado has been chasing since the second half of the game, but it was the driving force behind the Dodgers' 9-7 victory. Ohtani's batting average was 0.289 (90 at-bats for 311). He scored 77 points with 27 home runs, 51 RBIs, 11 steals. The OPS is 1.014, which is still a formidable figure.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Dodgers utility player Kim Hye-sung did not play on the day.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.