Chalk up yet another impressive career milestone for Shohei Ohtani in what will be a Hall of Fame career.
In the first inning against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, Ohtani led off the game with a home run, the 300th of his career.
Ohtani crushed right-hander Michael Lorenzen's third pitch of the game — a 93-mph sinker — over the center-field fence at Dodger Stadium for the milestone blast, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers an early 1-0 lead.
The home run was Ohtani's lone hit of the game as the Dodgers lost, 4-3.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits his 300th career home run during the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Dodgers all-time home run leaders
If you're wondering where Ohtani stands among the Dodgers' all-time franchise home run leaders, he's not quite there yet. Here's a look:
- Duke Snider: 389
- Gil Hodges: 361
- Eric Karros: 270
- Roy Campanella: 242
- Ron Cey: 228
- Max Muncy: 226
- Steve Garvey: 211
- Matt Kemp: 203
- Carl Furillo: 192
- Mike Piazza: 177
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Ohtani has hit 129 home runs during his three seasons with the Dodgers.
