Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani wasted no time hitting his 300th home run

Shohei Ohtani did not waste any time in making history on Tuesday night.

The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star crushed a 2-0 sinker from Rockies pitcher Michael Lorenzen, belting the ball to deep center for a leadoff home run, and his 300th career homer. Ohtani became the first Japanese player to reach that milestone, extending his lead for home runs for Japanese players over Hideki Matsui (175).

Ohtani had entered Tuesday in the midst of another impressive season offensively. He had posted a .294/.409/.535 batting line in his 386 plate appearances, hitting 19 homers and 15 doubles.

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Ohtani has impressed on the pitching side as well. He has posted a 1.79 ERA and a 0.946 WHIP over his 85.2 innings, striking out 95 batters with 26 walks. His exploits on the mound and in the batter's box have made him the prohibitive favorite to win a fourth consecutive MVP award.