The Dodgers MVP Shohei Ohtani slugs his 176th home run, breaking Hideki Matsui’s record as Japanese player with the most home runs. Way to go!
Although it took a little while getting there, first tying Matsui back on April 13 until he officially broke the record, he finally hit his 176th home run during the game against the Mets on Sunday, a slugger which was reported to have an exit velocity of 110 mph, traveling 423 feet into Dodger Stadium’s Right Field Pavilion.
Over on the MLB official website, Ohtani mentioned through interpreter Will Ireton,“I’m relieved and happy. I took a while to get this point since my last homer, so just honestly, happy, relieved.”
But now that Ohtani’s made this impressive milestone, the question remains just how much further he can still go, but this is a great way to kick off the first year of his 10-year contract that he struck with the Dodgers for $700 million. Also seeing him play at an Angels game last year was fun to say the least as the crowd cheered his name whenever he appeared on the field.
This achievement comes at the perfect time just as Ohtani has been in the news no thanks to his previous interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, who allegedly stole an astonishing $16 million from the baseball star. Mizuhara turned himself into the authorities sometime last week. He was subsequently released on $25,000 bond and required to surrender his passport as well as receive gambling addiction treatment.
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