Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has set a major league record. Fans at home and abroad are going crazy for the superstar.
Ohtani went 3-for-4 with a home run (one home run), two RBIs, two runs scored, and one stolen base as the No. 1 designated hitter against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on June 21. His season batting average improved to 2.9-for-7, up from 2.9-for-4.
The Dodgers went on to win 6-4. The Dodgers continued their winning streak with a 20-4 blowout of the Miami Marlins, led by Ohtani, who reached the 50-homer, 50-strikeout milestone the day before.
On that day, Ohtani received a standing ovation before his first at-bat. His teammates stood in front of the dugout and applauded, and the Colorado bench applauded as well. The home fans gave him a standing ovation.
MLB.com wrote, “Ohtani joined the first-ever 50-homer, 50-double club in the majors at an unbelievable day at Grandstand Park. He received a huge ovation from Miami fans. He even received a rare away curtain call.” “When Ohtani came to the plate to lead off the bottom of the first inning, he received a long ovation. His teammates stood in front of the dugout and applauded. When the superstar took off his helmet before stepping to the plate, applause erupted from the opposing bench as well.”
After striking out swinging in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, Ohtani singled in his second at-bat.
Stepping to the plate with the bases loaded in the third inning, Ohtani took a six-pitch slider from Colorado starter Kyle Freeland for a single to center field.
With two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning and his team trailing 1-2, Ohtani took Freeland’s six-seam fastball over the center field wall for a two-run home run. It was his 52nd home run of the season. The 52nd home run surprised Mookie Betts, who was batting second, and sent the home fans into a frenzy, according to Japanese media outlet Sponichi Annex.
Ohtani had gone 6-for-6 with three home runs, 10 RBIs and two doubles in the team’s sweep of Miami the previous day at Miami’s Marlins Rondipo Park. On the day, 카지노사이트 he reached the 50-50 mark. After stealing bases No. 50 and 51, he homered in three consecutive at-bats – No. 49, 50, and 51. He passed Dodgers manager Dave Roberts for second place on the single-season stolen base list by a player of Japanese descent. Roberts is third with 49. Ichiro Suzuki (56 in 2001) is first.
Ohtani also broke the Dodgers’ franchise record for most home runs in a single season with 49.
And that’s not all. According to MLB.com’s Sarah Lance, Ohtani is the first player in MLB history to hit three home runs and steal two bases in the same game. Ohtani also became the first Dodger to record double-digit RBIs in a game. He also broke the record for most RBIs by a Japanese player with 120, surpassing Hideki Matsui (116). He also became the first player to record 10 RBI and five long balls in the same game, according to ESPN. The Dodgers clinched a spot in the postseason. The fall is also a first for Ohtani.
After hitting a come-from-behind two-run double in the fifth inning, Ohtani stole a base in the seventh inning with his team leading 4-3. His 52nd stolen base. One more stolen base today after two the day before. Three stolen bases in two days. The superstar’s momentum is unstoppable.
