Shohei Ohtani's Impact on Dodgers' Home Run History
Since signing the largest contract in baseball history in December 2023, Shohei Ohtani has made an extraordinary impact on the Los Angeles Dodgers. In just his first two seasons, he's achieved remarkable feats, including two championships, two MVP awards, and shattered two Dodgers single-season home run records. Ohtani's 54 home runs in 2024 broke Shawn Green's previous franchise record by five, and in 2025, he became the only player in MLB history to hit exactly 55 home runs in a season.
This brings us to another Dodgers record that Ohtani is well-positioned to break in 2026. The current record for most home runs in a three-year span is held by Duke Snider, who hit 125 home runs from 1954-56. Ohtani, with 109 home runs in his first two seasons, is already 31st in Dodgers history and needs just 17 more in 2026 to set a new record. If he continues at his current pace, he could surpass even the most impressive streaks in Dodgers history.
Only six Dodgers have achieved three or more consecutive seasons of 30 or more home runs: Gil Hodges (1950-54), Duke Snider (1953-57), Mike Piazza (1995-97), Eric Karros (1995-97), Raúl Mondesi (1997-99), and Gary Sheffield (1999-2001). Snider, with at least 40 home runs in five straight years from 1953-57, is the only Dodger with more than two seasons of 40 home runs. Ohtani's performance in his final three years with the Angels, where he hit 46, 34, and 44 home runs, gives him a total of 233 home runs over the last five seasons, averaging just under 47 per year. Projections for this season are similarly impressive, with estimates ranging from 52 to 47 home runs.
The question remains: how many home runs will Shohei Ohtani hit in 2026? The answer could be a significant milestone in Dodgers history.
