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Shohei Ohtani reaches the MLB 200-homerun mark
The Japanese player hit a home run in the second game of the series against the Detroit Tigers to reach two hundred.
Shohei Ohtani is currently the best player in Major League Baseball and everything points to him being one of the greatest of all time. The Los Angeles Dodgers player reached 200 home runs in MLB across just 794 games in the American game.
The game Ohtani hit 200 HRs
Born in Oshu, Japan, he started the third innings of the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park with a solo home run to right field. With this home run, which put the scoreboard at 3-2 in favour of the Dodgers, he notched his 29th of the year and the two-hundredth of his career.
How fast and how far did Ohtani ball travel?
This time, the designated hitter for the LA team connected with a changeup from Keider Montero that traveled at 85.5 miles per hour. After Ohtani hit the ball, it reached a speed of 107.8 miles per hour and traveled 373 feet from home plate.
Ohtani making MLB history
Among Japanese players, ‘Sho’ is already the undisputed leader, having surpassed Hideki Matsui earlier this season. The closest active Major League Baseball player from Japan in terms of home runs is Seiya Suzuki, with 46 homers. Regardless of nationality, the current player with the most home runs is Giancarlo Stanton, with 420.