Shohei Ohtani officially holds another Los Angeles Dodgers record. He has hit more home runs before the All-Star break than any player in franchise history. Cody Bellinger previously held the record, having gone deep 30 times before the break in his MVP 2019 season. But on Tuesday night, Ohtani launched his 31st homer of the season.

Shohei Ohtani made LA Dodgers franchise history on Tuesday, breaking Cody Bellinger’s pre-All-Star home run record of 30, which was set in 2019.

Shohei Ohtani starts the game strong with a towering leadoff home run to center field, setting the record for most home runs by a Dodger before the All-Star break

Shohei Ohtani Hits 28 Home Runs Through 82 games, Ties Dodgers Record originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

It’s becoming routine to see Shohei Ohtani break records and match historic marks, and once again he’s done it—this time accomplishing something the league hadn’t seen since the last century.

Shohei Ohtani's return to the Major League Baseball mound is a reality. On June 16, the Japanese player made his debut in the role of pitcher and since then he has made three start

First, Ohtani, coming off an 0-for-10 streak, made sure to clean some rogue dirt off the plate after a pitch in the dirt made a mess of home plate. Then a couple pitches later he fouled a ball off the inside of home plate umpire Alan Porter's knee. Ohtani immediately checked on him. And then he hit a baseball very far.