Ohtani becomes the Japanese man with the most home runs in the Major Leagues

The Angels. Shohei Ohtani became the Japanese baseball player with the most home runs in the Major Leagues with the home run hit this Sunday in the loss of the Los Angeles Dodgers (10-0) against the New York Mets.

The highest-paid player in history thus reached 176 home runs in his seven seasons played in the MLB.

Behind him is the previous owner of the record, Hideki Matsui, who needed 10 seasons to reach 175 home runs.

Ohtani, 29, has five home runs in the first 24 games of his debut campaign with the Dodgers, with whom he committed for the next ten years for a record $700 million.

This Sunday, Ohtani stole the throne of Japanese players by opening the winning score in the bottom of the third inning.

With a spectacular 129-meter homer off starter Adrian Houser.

In the midst of the Dodgers’ gray start to the season, with 13 wins and 11 losses, Ohtani has been more of a protagonist off the field due to the accusation filed against his former translator for the theft of $16 million used to cover betting debts. .