Ohtani Slugs 300th Home Run in Combined Japan, U.S. Career
Denver, June 24 (Jiji Press)--In a major milestone, Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday hit his 300th home run in his combined professional career in Japan and the United States.
The home run, his 27th of the 2025 season, came during the sixth inning in the Dodgers' away game against the Colorado Rockies. Ohtani appeared in the game as the leadoff designated hitter.
Of his 300 career home runs, Ohtani hit 48 while playing for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan and 252 in U.S. Major League Baseball, including the latest two-run homer.
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