"Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit his 100th home run as a Dodger on Tuesday night, crushing a fastball 120 mph off the bat against Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Bubba Chandler. The home run placed Ohtani in a league of his own, as he surpassed former Dodgers All-Star Gary Sheffield, who needed 399 games to hit 100 home runs in a Dodger uniform. Ohtani did it in just his 294th game with LA."
"In addition to setting a Dodgers franchise record in reaching 100 home runs faster than anyone, Ohtani's 120 mph hit was also the hardest of his career. He joined four other hard-hitters - Oneil Cruz, Giancarlo Stanton, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Aaron Judge - as the only players in the Statcast era to hit a home run at least 120 mph off the bat."
Shohei Ohtani hit his 100th home run as a Los Angeles Dodger, launching a 120 mph fastball off the bat against Pittsburgh right-hander Bubba Chandler. He reached 100 homers in just 294 games with LA, surpassing Gary Sheffield's 399-game mark and becoming the fastest player in Dodgers history to that milestone. The 120 mph shot is the hardest of Ohtani's career and puts him among Oneil Cruz, Giancarlo Stanton, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Aaron Judge as the only players in the Statcast era with a homer at least 120 mph. Ohtani is hitting .279 with 46 homers, 87 RBIs and a .998 OPS; he is 1-1 with a 4.18 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 32.1 innings pitched.
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