Shohei Ohtani reaches 300 career MLB home runs, hitting the milestone in the first inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies. Multiple outlets report that he leads off the game with a home run off Rockies pitcher Michael Lorenzen, a shot that comes as part of the Dodgers’ lineup production in that matchup. The milestone is framed as both a personal career achievement and a broader historical first: Japan Times and Yahoo Sports (MLB) say Ohtani is the first Japanese-born player in Major League Baseball to reach 300 home runs. Other reporting also places the milestone within the context of Ohtani’s Dodgers tenure, noting that a large portion of his 300 homers have come while playing for Los Angeles, with one outlet stating 129 of the total have been hit as a Dodger. While some coverage references the team result of the game as less favorable compared with a previous contest, all accounts agree on the core details of the milestone event itself: Ohtani’s 300th homer comes via a leadoff drive against Colorado.