Former major leaguer Wladimir Balentien hit his 55th home run on Wednesday, tying Japanese baseball's single-season record, according to an ESPN.com report.
Balentien matched the mark set by Sadaharu Oh in 1964 and equaled by Tuffy Rhodes in 2001 and Alex Cabrera in 2002.
He has 21 regular-season games left to break the record.
Via ESPN.com