在賽前，大谷翔平已連續六場比賽敲出安打，但已經七場沒有擊出全壘打。然而，在今天道奇隊主場對上大都會的比賽的第三局，他終於擊出一發全壘打，這也正式超越松井秀喜的175支全壘打，成為大聯盟史上全壘打數最多的日本球員，紀錄來到176支。

2012年是松井在美國職棒大聯盟的最後一個賽季，他最終累積175支全壘打。之後來到美國的日本球員大多是投手為主，即使是打者，也多以敲安為主，並沒有出現巨砲型選手。然而，大谷翔平卻像是從漫畫中走出來的人物一般，以他的投球和打擊能力位居大聯盟頂尖球員。他在去年賽季擊出44支全壘打，成為美國聯盟的全壘打王，是首位日本出生的球員獲得此紀錄。

Before the game, Shohei Ohtani had managed to hit safely in six consecutive games but had gone seven games without a home run. However, in the third inning of today's Dodgers home game against the Mets, he finally hit a home run. This officially surpassed Hideki Matsui's record of 175 home runs, making him the Japanese player with the most home runs in MLB history, with a total of 176.

2012 was Matsui's final season in Major League Baseball, during which he accumulated a total of 175 home runs. Most Japanese players who came to the United States afterward were primarily pitchers, and even among hitters, they tended to focus more on hitting safely rather than hitting for power. However, Shohei Ohtani emerged as a standout figure, showcasing both his pitching and hitting abilities at the highest level of MLB. In the previous season, he hit 44 home runs, becoming the home run champion of the American League and the first Japanese-born player to achieve this feat.

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