Ohtani achieved 30 home runs for five consecutive years, followed by Judge two days ago, LAD 61 Chicago W

Jul 02, 2025

Ohtani achieved 30 home runs for five consecutive years, followed by Judge two days ago, LAD 61 Chicago W
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani has achieved the feat of 30 home runs for five consecutive years. AP Yonhap News



LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani achieved a feat of 30 home runs for five consecutive years.

Ohtani started the home game against the Chicago White Sox at Dodger Stadium on the 2nd (Korea time) as the designated hitter of the leadoff and scored one hit, one RBI, and one run from four times at bat, helping his team win 6-1.

Ohtani hit a home run in his third at-bat in the bottom of the fifth inning with a 5-1 lead.




Ohtani, who entered the batter's box after two outs, pulled the opponent's right-hander Shane Smith's 90.3-mile slider on the sixth pitch from the full count and connected it with a solo shot that fell into the middle of the stands behind the right-center fence. The ball, which soared high at 42 degrees in launch angle and 116.3 miles in hitting speed, was obviously a home run. This is his 30th home run of the season with a flying distance of 408 feet.

It is the first time in three games that Ohtani has hit a home run since the game against the Kansas City Royals on the 28th of last month.

Ohtani achieved 30 home runs for five consecutive years, followed by Judge two days ago, LAD 61 Chicago W
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani. ImagesYonhap News
With this, Ohtani showed off his remarkable performance of hitting the 30-homer mark for the fifth consecutive year. Ohtani, who hit 46 home runs in 2021 during his time with the Los Angeles Angels, hit 34 the following year. He then hit 44 home runs in 2023 and became the AL home run king. He then moved to the Dodgers last year and hit 54 home runs to achieve the first 50-50 in history. Ohtani's total home run increased to 255.




Ohtani, who is leading the NL home run, is tied for second with Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees after the Seattle Mariners Carrolli (33). In July, the home run fight between the three big guns is set to heat up.

Ohtani hit the 30-homer mark in his team's 100th game last year. It was July 22 against the Boston Red Sox, the third game of the second half. This season, 14 games earlier than this were achieved in 86 games. Arithmetically calculated, he has 57 home runs this season, which is a career high.

Ohtani achieved 30 home runs for five consecutive years, followed by Judge two days ago, LAD 61 Chicago W
New York Yankees Aaron Judge. AFP Yonhap News
Judge hit a home run for the fifth consecutive year two days earlier. He hit two home runs against the Athletics on the 30th of last month, reaching the top of the season's 30 home runs and achieving 30 home runs first for five consecutive years. Starting with 39 homers in 2021, Judge shot an AL season-high 62 in 2022, 37 despite a toe injury in 2023, and 58 last year. Judge hit 30 home runs over six seasons, including 52 home runs he hit when he became the AL Rookie of the Year in 2017.




Meanwhile, Kim Hye-sung, who started as the ninth shortstop, had no hits in three at-bats.

The Dodgers, which marked 54 wins and 32 losses, rushed to the top of the overall winning percentage in the Major League.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.