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Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday belted a two-run home run in the eighth inning of the Dodgers’ 10-3 win over the Mets at Citi Field. While the long ball put an exclamation point on a six-run inning that sealed Los Angeles’ victory, it also removed a ballpark from the list of MLB stadiums he hasn’t homered in yet.
After removing Citi Field, Ohtani is now down to six ballparks where he hasn’t hit a home run. Here are the places he has yet to conquer per MLB Stats:
Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Chase Field, Arizona
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati
loanDepot Park, Miami
PNC Park, Pittsburgh
Ohtani has played at least one game in all of those stadiums except for PNC Park. He has seven games at Chase Field, six at Citizens Bank Park, five at Busch Stadium, five at Great American Ballpark and two at loanDepot Park.
His chance to cross Cincinnati off the list came and went last weekend when LA was swept in a three-game series vs. the Reds in their only trip to Great American Ballpark this season.
So far LA has played only three games in Arizona. They have a four-game stint there later this season starting Aug. 30.
Ohtani’s first trip to Pittsburgh is coming up June 4-6, and he’ll get a shot at Citizens Bank Park July 9-11. His opportunity to homer in St. Louis will come August 16-18, while the Dodgers’ trip to Miami is scheduled for Sept. 17-19.
There’s certainly a chance that Ohtani gets five of those this season. There’ll be ample opportunities to get a home run in all 30 stadiums, and now that he’s in the National league he’ll get another crack at any he misses next season.
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Kyle Madson has spent most of his writing career covering the NFL’s Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers. Aside from writing, Kyle also hosts a radio show, the Insiders, with James Ham on ESPN 1320 in Sacramento.
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