MLB Reacts to Shohei Ohtani Making History With Dodgers

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Rodney Knuppel | Last updated Jun 3, 2025 11:30 AM ET

Shohei Ohtani continues to do things on a baseball field that few in the game’s history can claim. Monday night was no exception.

In the opener of a four-game series between two first-place teams, the New York Mets edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 in ten innings. The Dodgers tied it late, but the Mets put up two runs in the tenth while the Dodgers managed just one.

While the win was big for New York, the headline moment belonged to Ohtani, who belted another historic home run. MLB's Sarah Langs highlighted the feat:

"Most home runs in a team's first 60 games, Dodgers history: 2025 Shohei Ohtani: 23, 1955 Duke Snider: 22. 1951 Gil Hodges: 21"

Most home runs in team’s first 60 games, Dodgers history:

2025 Shohei Ohtani: 23
1955 Duke Snider: 22
1951 Gil Hodges: 21 https://t.co/TfpJjyX01l
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 3, 2025

Ohtani’s seventh-inning homer was a towering shot to right field that finally put the Dodgers on the scoreboard. He wasn’t done, though, he tied the game in the bottom of the ninth with a sacrifice fly.

The previous record, held by Duke Snider, stood for 68 seasons. Snider finished that 1955 season with 42 homers. Before him, Gil Hodges hit 21 in the first 60 games of 1951 and wrapped that season with 40.

Since debuting in MLB with the Angels in 2018, Ohtani has been nothing short of a superstar. He’s a four-time All-Star, three-time MVP, the 2018 AL Rookie of the Year, and helped lead the Dodgers to a World Series title last season.

Now 30 years old, the Japanese two-way sensation has 248 career home runs across 918 games. Over his last four games, he’s gone 5-for-17 with three homers and five runs scored.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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