Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani made history Tuesday night by hitting a leadoff home run against the Colorado Rockies for his 300th career home run.
According to MLB researcher Sarah Langs, Ohtani is only the second player in Major League Baseball history to achieve the 300-homer milestone with a game-opening blast.
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The other is Steve Finley, who did it on June 14, 2006, while playing for the San Francisco Giants.
Ohtani becomes the 170th player in MLB history to reach 300 home runs and the first born in Japan.
He accomplished the feat in 1,102 games, making him the fifth-fastest player to reach the mark.
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expressed amazement at the speed of Ohtani's achievement, considering the time he missed due to surgeries.
"We're always talking about the 500 club.
So for him to get to 300 given some of the time that he's missed with the surgeries, it's been pretty dang quick for me," Roberts said.
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Of his 300 career home runs, Ohtani has hit 129 since joining the Dodgers. He hit his 299th homer the previous night.
