松井秀喜 / 大谷翔平

In last night’s contest between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, Shohei Ohtani belted the 175th homerun of his Major League Baseball career, tying Hideki Matsui’s mark for the most longballs by a Japanese-born player. Remarkably, Ohtani has needed just 2,941 at-bats to reach the total, while Matsui’s sensational career included 5,066 plate appearances over 10 seasons. Humbly, Ohtani reflected on the moment, "It’s an honor to be in the same stage as him…"