Shohei Ohtani hits career home run No. 300

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Chalk up yet another impressive career milestone for Shohei Ohtani in what will be a Hall of Fame career.In the first inning against the Colorado Rockies, Ohtani lead off the game with a home run, the 300th of his career.

Ohtani crushed right-hander Michael Lorenzen's third pitch of the game — a 93-mph sinker — over the center-field fence at Dodger Stadium for the milestone blast, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers an early 1-0 lead.


Ohtani is the first Japanese-born player to reach the 300 home run milestone (Hideki Matsui has the second-most with 175 home runs).

Dodgers all-time home run leaders​

If you're wondering where Ohtani stands among the Dodgers' all-time franchise home run leaders, he's not quite there yet. Here's a look:

1. Duke Snider - 389
2. Gil Hodgers - 361
3. Eric Karros - 270
4. Roy Campanella - 242
5. Ron Cey - 228
6. Max Muncy - 226
7. Steve Garvey - 211
8. Matt Kemp - 203
9. Carl Furillo - 192
10. Mike Piazza - 177

Ohtani has hit 129 home runs during his three seasons with the Dodgers.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Shohei Ohtani hits career home run No. 300

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