Shohei Ohtani breaks record for most home runs in a season by Japanese-born player ... in early July

Shohei Ohtani breaks Hideki Matsui's record for the most home runs hit in a single season by a Japanese-born player with his 32nd home run. Shohei Ohtani hits 32nd home run to break Hideki Matsui's record for homers by a Japanese player in a major league season. It's another day of baseball, which means Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani broke another record. With a home run during Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox, Ohtani broke the record for most home runs hit in a single season by a Japanese-born player. It's early July, by the way. Ohtani's blast gave him 32 home runs on the season. That figure not only leads baseball, but it also pushed Ohtani past former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui, who hit 31 home runs during the 2004 season. Matsui knew Ohtani was closing in on the record, and wrote a statement congratulating Ohtani on the accomplishment. #Shohei #Ohtani #ShoheiOhtani