Shuhei Ohtani hits the Angels’ record-breaking 14th in June in a loss to the White Sox

The Japanese star broke the team’s home run mark on Thursday during the ninth inning of Los Angeles’ 9-7 loss with a two-run shot to left center off Kendall Grafman’s slider.

Otani surpassed his own mark of 13 in June 2021. He shares the Angels record with Mike Trout (July 2019), Albert Pujols (June 2015), Mo Vaughn (May 2000) and Tim Salmon (June 1996).

The homer was Otani’s fourth in the four-game series, and his hitting streak also extended to seven games. On Tuesday, he became the first player to start in the AL since 1963 to hit two home runs and hit at least 10 in the same game.

leading the majors with 29 homers and hitting .309.

“It was a good move on the outside of the plate,” said head coach Phil Niven. “He just blows you away every day. It’s fun to watch.”

Trout—who was elected as a starter to the 10th consecutive All-Star Game—also took a certain amount of joy in watching Otani’s latest achievement despite the loss.

“I’ll be sitting in the front row watching him from overboard,” Trott said. “It’s something very special what he does.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.