WATCH: Someone gotta nerf him! Shohei Ohtanis 23rd home run to take the MLB lead leaves
Shohei Ohtani isn’t looking to stop anytime soon. The Los Angeles Angels star pitcher and designated hitter has been smashing records left and right and making his way to several record books. Shohei Ohtani just hit a cracking home run against the 10-9 loss to the Kansas City Royals.
This home run was Ohtani’s 150th career home run. With this home run, Ohtani became the fourth-fastest player to record 150 home runs. It took the 28-year-old superstar 652 games to reach this feat.
Along with this, the 2018 AL Rookie of the Year also took his name among some of the greats of MLB. He trails behind Alex Rodriguez (646), Jose Canseco (630), and Willie Mays (598) on the list.
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Shohei Ohtani smashes his 23rd HR of the season leading the league
Shohei Ohtani‘s 150th home run came in the seventh innings. Royals’ Taylor Clarke pitched the ball and Ohtani obliterated it with the ball hitting the center of his bat and traveling an approximate 437-foot with an exit velocity of 110 mph. This home run was Ohtani’s 23rd of this season and now the Japanese star leads the league in HR.
The first place was shared by Ohtani and Mets’ Pete Alonso before the start of the Royals-Angels game. Projections have stated that if Shohei Ohtani continues to carry the same momentum in the remaining 89 games then he is on pace to hit 51 home runs in the season! Fans were absolutely out of their mind after seeing the 2021 AL MVP hit a banger of a home run and become the table topper.
Fans on Twitter have already crowned him as the next best player in MLB with some calling him the next Babe Ruth! Sharing a wide spectrum of reactions online, here are a few reactions from fans.
Is it too early to give Shohei Ohtani the MVP for the next 10 seasons?
— (((Simon Hardy Butler)))🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇦 (@SimonHButler) June 17, 2023A unicorn hits the back screen! ? can't believe it. He is throwing the day before yesterday.
🦄MVP🔥
The best baseball player of the 21st century has to be Ohtani.
There are 77 years left, but it is decided.
HALF A BILLION WOULD BE A DISCOUNT FOR SHOHEI
GIVE THIS MAN MVP RIGHT FUCKING NOW
— Krypton Pro Betting (@kryptonprobett) June 17, 2023Truly a phenom…once in a generation
— Tyler Wertz (@PhillEPhanatic1) June 17, 2023Shohei Ohtani is in the running to win his second AL Most Valuable Player award after the absolutely legendary 2021 season he had when he won his first MVP. Ohtani leads the Angels in every categorywhich sounds crazy because it actually is. Given the trajectory he is on, there is no doubt that Ohtani will win most of the awards in the coming years and become one of the greatest players ever to play baseball!
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