Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani Continues to Solidify Himself in Baseball History, Homers Again

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels continues to make history almost nightly, this time he did it while pummeling another home run against the Texas Rangers. Hit at over 114 mph, Ohtani now has the second-most home runs at greater than 114 in the last two years.

Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani hit another home run on Monday night, this time against the division-rival Texas Rangers.

With the home run against Texas, Ohtani continued to climb up the charts in terms of the biggest sluggers in all of baseball. 

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

114.1 MPH! 

that’s Shohei Ohtani’s 15th HR with a 114+ mph exit velocity since the start of 2021, 2nd-most in MLB in that span, behind only: 

Giancarlo Stanton: 19

114.1 MPH!

that’s Shohei Ohtani’s 15th HR with a 114+ mph exit velocity since the start of 2021, 2nd-most in MLB in that span, behind only:

Giancarlo Stanton: 19 https://t.co/5dPM87hJFN

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 13, 2023

Sure, it's only a 2.5 year sample size, but it doesn't matter. Ohtani, a pitcher with dominant numbers, also produces dominant offensive numbers. We've simply never seen anything like it.

For the season, Ohtani is now hitting .289 with 19 homers, 48 RBI and nine stolen bases. He's also posted a .943 OPS in 256 at-bats. He's got four homers in his last seven games. On the mound this year, he's 5-2 with a 3.32 ERA. He's struck out 102 batters in 76 innings, continuing to stake his claim as the best overall player in the sport.

He also helped Team Japan win the World Baseball Classic title this spring.

For his career, he's a .269 hitter with 146 homers and 390 RBI. He won the American League MVP in 2021.

At the time of this posting, the Angels and Rangers are tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the seventh inning. Both teams are looking to break lengthy playoff droughts so this mid-season matchup has added importance.

Texas came in at 41-23 and in first place in the American League West while the Angels were 36-31 and 6.5 back.

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