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The Superstar of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani, completed her 28th circuit of the season during the 3-1 victory of the team on the Colorado Rockies on Thursday in Coors Field.
With the Home Run, Ohtani has become the first player since the replement of the renown Willie Mays reaching 28 circuits and having six triples in the first 80 games of the team of a season. Mays obtained the feat in 1954.
Ohtani’s circuit shot came at the top of the seventh round with the dodgers at the top of 2-1. There were no runners and two withdrawals when Ohtani bypassed the Rockie lifter, Tyler Kinley, the 418 -foot bristing ball in the Dodgers enclosure.
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Shohei Ohtani of Los Angeles Dodgers follows the flight of his Home Run solo from the Colorado rocky launcher, Tyler Kinley, during the sixth round of a baseball match on Thursday, June 26, 2025 in Denver. (AP photo / David Zalubowski)
The triple MVP is in the middle of another exceptional season for Dodgers. In 80 games, Ohtani has an average of the stick of .291 with 52 products produced and 11 stolen bases in addition to the 28 circuits.
The 28 Ohtani circuits are tied second in the big leagues with the Slugger of the New York Yankes superstar Aaron Judge. The Seattle Mariners receiver, Cal Raleigh, leads the major baseball leagues with 32 circuits.
In addition to the excellence that the Ohtani provides on the plate, the Japanese star began to launch for the team.
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Shohei Ohtani from Los Angeles Dodgers goes around the basics after hitting a solo circuit from the Colorado Rockies Launcher, Tyler Kinley, during the sixth round of a baseball match on Thursday, June 26, 2025 in Denver. (AP photo / David Zalubowski)
Ohtani made his debut on the mound on June 16 against the Padres of San Diego and launched a round while he produced one point on two strokes. Ohtani had not launched since August 2023, after undergoing an elbow operation.
His second appearance was also a round, when he faced the Nationals of Washington on June 22 and launched an aimless round and withdrew two strikers.
Dodgers do not want to send Ohtani to the minor leagues to build its number of land, because its bat is too precious, which is why its first outings were only a round.
Shohei Ohtani from Los Angeles Dodgers, on the left, congratulates the first goal Freddie Freeman, on the right, after their team beat the Colorado rockies in a baseball match on Thursday, June 26, 2025 in Denver. (AP photo / David Zalubowski)
Ohtani’s next planned departure is against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. he.
The Dodgers (51-31) and the Royals (38-43) start a series of three games at the Dodger Stadium Friday at 8:10 pm.
