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Ohtani pitches 400th strikeout, matching another of Babe Ruth's records NHK

The Los Angeles Angels' two-way star Ohtani Shohei has again matched a feat of legendary Major League baseball player Babe Ruth, by getting 400 strikeouts as a pitcher.

Ohtani reached the milestone in a game against the Houston Astros on Saturday.

With 123 MLB career home runs, Ohtani is the only Major Leaguer after Ruth to have hit 100 homeruns and also thrown 400 strikeouts.

Ruth hit 714 homeruns and threw 488 strikeouts in his career.
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Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Angels' two-way star, has achieved a milestone similar to Babe Ruth by recording 400 career strikeouts as a pitcher. He reached this milestone in a game against the Houston Astros on Saturday. Unique among Major Leaguers after Ruth, Ohtani has hit 123 home runs and
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ID: 6314ab7b-70f8-4097-9d60-27e0c0a80b98

Category ID: nhk

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220904_15/

Date: Sept. 4, 2022

Created: 2022/09/04 22:43

Updated: 2025/12/09 13:55

Last Read: 2022/09/04 22:43