Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese phenom and preeminent Dodgers outfielder, has etched his name into franchise lore, becoming only the third player in team annals, alongside luminaries Gil Hodges and Cody Bellinger, to eclipse the 20-homer threshold within the first 55 games of the season – a rarefied stratum occupied by a mere 64 major leaguers in toto, most recently Pete Alonso of the New York Mets in the preceding annum. This latest prodigious display, a two-run dinger against the Cleveland Guardians, further solidifies Ohtani's position atop the major league home run leaderboard and marks his fourth opposite-field blast of the current campaign; testament to his preternatural power, even suboptimal contact frequently yields extra-base hits. The four-time All-Star and three-time MVP has now orchestrated back-to-back three-game home run streaks on two separate occasions this season, and his prodigious power has manifested in at least a dozen home runs in a single month thrice since his matriculation into the Dodgers organization.