Shohei Ohtani made more history Tuesday at PNC Park. The Los Angeles Dodgers' star hit a solo home run in the third inning of his team's 9-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The blast easily cleared the right-field wall in Pittsburgh, flying an incredible 120 miles per hour off the bat. That made it the hardest-hit ball for the Dodgers in the Statcast era and one of the hardest-hit home runs in recorded MLB history. Shohei Ohtani rockets a home run out at 120 MPH 😳pic.twitter.com/EFxw2IPbUE — MLB (@MLB)September 2, 2025 Only five other home runs in the Statcast era, which started in 2015, have been hit harder. Pirates star Oneil Cruz holds the record at 122.9 mph, which he set earlier this season. To add to Ohtani's accolades, the home run came off a 99.2-mph fastball from Bubba Chandler. That makes it the hardest-hit home run off a pitch going at least 99 mph in the Statcast era, breaking New York Yankees star Aaron Judge's previous record set earlier this season, viaMLB's David Adler. The home run was the 46th of the season for Ohtani, who entered the night trailing only Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Kyle Schwarber and Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh in MLB. It was also the 100th homer of Ohtani's career with the Dodgers, and he hasn't even finished his second season with the organization. Ohtani hit 54 home runs last season. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Ohtani was in the lineup as the designated hitter Tuesday, and he has been working his way back to full strength on the mound. He pitched five innings Wednesday in the team's5-1 winover the Cincinnati Reds, which marked his longest outing on the mound since joining the Dodgers. He is scheduled to make his next start in the Dodgers' matchup with the Pirateson Wednesday. Ohtani's home run in the third inning Tuesday cut the Pirates' lead to two runs at the time, and the team ended up tying the game after the fourth inning. But the Pirates went back in front after putting up three runs in the sixth inning off an RBI single from Henry Davis and a two-RBI double from Jared Triolo. That, along with extra RBI by Triolo and Cruz, was enough to push the Pirates to the two-run win. The Pirates now sit at 62-77, which has them in last in the NL Central race. They are well back in the wild-card race, too, and are on pace to miss the playoffs for a 10th straight season. The Dodgers fell to 77-60 with the loss, though they still hold a narrow lead over the San Diego Padres in the NL West.