Ohtani hits splash shot into Chase Field pool, matches career high with 54th home run

PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani tied his career high with his 54th home run, hitting a splash shot into the Chase Field swimming pool for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.

Ohtani reached down for a changeup from Arizona’s Nabil Crismatt for a 406-foot, two-run drive in the fourth inning, which boosted the lead to 6-0.

He also hit 54 homers last season, his first with the Dodgers. The 31-year-old’s best in six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels was 46 in 2021.

Ohtani has 101 RBIs, reaching 100 for the third time.

The two-way star is 1-1 with a 2.87 ERA in 14 mound starts following his return from elbow surgery.

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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani gestures after hitting a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, right, gets a high five from Mookie Betts, left, after hitting a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman, left, and Teoscar Hernández, middle, are greeted by Mookie Betts, right center, and Shohei Ohtani, right, after the pair scored on Freeman’s home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

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