Shohei Ohtani had three more hits on Monday night in Phoenix, extending his on-base streak to 18 games. He’s been hot at the plate for the last three weeks, dating back to May 12, the day before he got a little two-game rest at the plate amid a hitting slump.
In those 18 games, Ohtani is hitting .415/.506/.723 with 11 extra-base hits. That includes a ringing double to left center field that bounced off the warning track on Monday night.
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This wasn’t necessarily a near home run — Baseball Savant says the 102.8-mph drive hit 375 feet with a 22-degree launch angle would have been a home run only in Wrigley Field among the 30 MLB parks — but it was a sign that Ohtani is locked in at the plate. Orel Hershiser commented on it on the SportsNet LA broadcast, and manager Dave Roberts likes to say Ohtani is at his best when he’s using all parts of the field.
Ohtani has 10 home runs through the Dodgers’ first 60 games, which puts him on pace for 27 home runs this year. It’s hard to be disappointed in a hitter with a 153 wRC+ — even before considering that player is also one of the best pitchers in baseball — but Ohtani’s first two seasons with the Dodgers broke the scale for proper calibration. That’s what happens when you set a franchise home run record in each of your first two seasons, hitting 54 home runs in 2024 and 55 in 2025.
Ohtani hit six home runs in March/April, and four in May. Those are his two lowest home run months with the Dodgers, with April tied with July 2024 as his previous home run nadir in Los Angeles. In every other month with the Dodgers, Ohtani hit between seven and 15 home runs.
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In his career, June is Ohtani’s best power month, with 62 home runs and a .723 slugging percentage in 163 career games during the month.
Ohtani career splits
March/April: 43 HR (one per 18.3 PA), .559 SLG
May: 53 HR (one per 16.1 PA), .546 SLG
June: 62 HR (one per 11.3 PA), .723 SLG
July: 46 HR (one per 15.6 PA), .543 SLG
August: 47 HR (one per 18.2 PA), .537 SLG
September: 39 HR (one per 17.4 PA), .582 SLG
Whether you think Ohtani has another June to remember brings us to today’s question: How many home runs with Shohei Ohtani hit this June? He hit 12 home runs in June 2024, and seven in June 2025, for reference.