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Shohei Ohtani Breaks Hideki Matsui's Single-Season HR Record by Japanese-Born Player

Bleacher Report | July 7, 2021

Related Topics: Shohei Ohtani, Hideki Matsui, Japan, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball

In 2004, Hideki Matsui took 159 games to hit 31 home runs and set the record for most homers by a Japanese player in MLB history.

Seventeen years later, Shohei Ohtani broke that record in just 81 games. The Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar hit his 32nd home run of the season on Wednesday, breaking his tie with Matsui and extending his MLB lead.

Bleacher Report

HISTORY FOR OHTANI ud83dudc4f <a href="https://twitter.com/BRWalkoff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BRWalkoff</a><br><br>Passes Hideki Matsui for most home runs by a Japanese-born player in a single season<br><br>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLB</a>) <a href="https://t.co/oV1OHmCtwa">pic.twitter.com/oV1OHmCtwa</a>

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