The two-way Japanese star reached 40 homes for the fourth time in his career, after winning MVP awards in each of the previous three years he did it. Last year, Ohtani hit a career-high 54 home runs in winning the National League MVP in his first year with the Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' superstar Shohei Ohtani hit his 40th home run in early August, so he's got designs on bigger and better things.

Shohei Ohtani continues to make history for the Los Angeles Dodgers. During Saturday night's rout of the Toronto Blue Jays (LA 9, TOR 1), Ohtani slugged his 40th home run of the season, and he did so in the team's 117th game.