Matsui Praises Shohei Ohtani Tying Record of 175 Homers; Wants to See More
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a game against the San Diego Padres Friday in Los Angeles.
20:57 JST, April 13, 2024
Shohei Ohtani hit his 175th home run in Major League Baseball, which tied him with Hideki Matsui for the most by a Japanese player. Matsui released a comment afterwards to praise Ohtani and his accomplishment.
Matusi said: “Ohtani is a player with such power and skill that he won the major league home run title last year. I feel that the number of home runs I hit in the major leagues is not a number I myself can be proud of, so I too am rooting for Ohtani to continue to hit 200, 300 and 400 home runs, numbers that will please Japanese baseball fans.”
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