Shohei Ohtani just keeps taking his mind-blowing 2021 season to new levels.
On Friday night against the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Angels’ two-way superstar cranked two more bombs, giving him 30 home runs on the season. He has three more homers than the next-highest mark (27 from Vladimir Guerrero Jr.), and that’s while also throwing 60 innings as a pitcher!
Ohtani set the Angels’ franchise record for homers before the All-Star break when he blasted No. 29 to right field in the bottom of the third inning.
Your new franchise leader in homers before the All-Star break 🙌 pic.twitter.com/KkHzlMaHmm
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) July 3, 2021
One inning later, Ohtani showed that he has insane power to all fields, with an opposite-field shot for No. 30. This also gave the Angels a 7-6 lead.
talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before pic.twitter.com/qjXLSogrpE
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) July 3, 2021
Pretty good for a guy that skeptical scouts were comparing to a “high school hitter” just three years ago, right?
#NeverForget https://t.co/fGGINMBRgQ
— Matt Clapp (@TheBlogfines) July 3, 2021
Ohtani’s two-homer night comes on the same day he was named AL Player of the Month following an absurd June.
Shohei Ohtani is your American League Player of the Month! pic.twitter.com/i72ob8cgEC
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) July 2, 2021
If his start to the month is any indication, he may win that award in July too.