MLB 2021: Shohei Ohtani breaks personal home run record [VIDEO]

There is no doubt that the 2021 season of the Major League Baseball (MLB) will be the best in the career of the Japanese pitcher and batter Shohei Ohtani, become the maximum figure of Los Angeles Angels, for his performance both on the mound with in the turn at bat.

But it is in this last item where the Asian has managed to make history for his career, in his fourth season in the Major Leagues, registering an offensive line of .272 / .357 / .649, also achieving his best individual record when hitting home runs.

In the Angels’ home loss to Detroit Tigers for 5-3, Ohtani hit, in the fifth inning, a low ball thrown by Casey Mize, with a hit at 85 miles per hour, to send it into center field and achieve a homerun two races to break new records.

Shohei Ohtani’s new MLB records

Thanks to this homer, The Japanese managed to surpass his personal best in this item, when in his first year in the majors, in 2018, he hit 22 home runs, which allowed him to win the Rookie of the Year award in the American League.

And if that was not enough, Ohtani has reached the Dominican Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays) in the leadership of more homeruns of the 2021 MLB season, with a total of 23 each, leaving behind Fernando Tatis Jr. (San Diego Padres), who is 22, already Matt Olson (Oakland Athletics), which takes 20.

And moreover, it will be the main star who will participate, on July 12, in the Home Run Derby of the 2021 All-Star Game, so its popularity will continue to grow.