Ohtani is the second Japanese-born player to hit a home run in an MLB game played in Japan, joining Hideki Matsui. Matsui hit a two-run home run for the New York Yankees against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at the Tokyo Dome on March 31, 2004.

In front of Hollywood’s biggest names and one of the city’s biggest sports icons, Ohtani sent a blast into the left field stands during the seventh inning for his second home run of the season in the Dodgers’ 5-4 win over the Tigers.

Teoscar Hernández hits a three-run home run and Tommy Edman and Shohei Ohtani each hit solo home runs as the Dodgers hold on to defeat the Detroit Tigers 5-4.

Shohei Ohtani jerseys continue to fly off the shelves after the Japanese star helped the Dodgers to a World Series title last year with his global popularity showing no sign of cooling.

Shohei Ohtani joined the Los Angeles Dodgers on a ten-year, $700 million contract in December 2023. While he won the 2024 NL MVP and his first World Series ring following the first 50-50 season in MLB history,

Baseball card signed by LA Dodgers star includes piece of uniform he wore when becoming first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases.