Shohei Ohtani‘s epic listing of profession accolades continues to develop.
Throughout the backside of the third inning within the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ Wednesday matchup in opposition to the St. Louis Cardinals, Ohtani, 31, took the plate with 999 profession hits underneath his belt.
With the rely being 1-1, Ohtani timed Cardinals pitcher Kyle Leahy‘s 92 miles-per-hour sinker earlier than winding his bat as much as launch the ball 440 toes to heart area into the stands to assist achieve Los Angeles’ first lead of the sport, 2-1.
Shohei Ohtani goes yard for profession hit No. 1,000! pic.twitter.com/c6I2pGSuip
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It wasn’t simply any homer for Ohtani, although — it was his 1,000th hit of his profession. The hit additionally marked Ohtani’s thirty ninth homer and 120st hit of the 2025 season.
Ohtani took his time operating the bases, the place he waved at followers and seemingly tipped his hat as he made his strategy to residence plate.
He’s the seventh participant in MLB historical past with 1,000 hits and 500 strikeouts on the mound, in keeping with ESPN Analysis.
Ohtani additionally took the mound on Wednesday, recording eight strikeouts, permitting two hits and giving up one run in 4 innings. It marked his fifteenth profession residence run in a sport through which he was the beginning pitcher.
Within the final 25 seasons, the one gamers with extra residence runs in a sport through which they have been the beginning pitcher are Carlos Zambrano (24), Madison Bumgarner (19) and Mike Hampton (16), in keeping with ESPN Analysis.