Shohei Ohtani takes 57th base, the majority of by Japanese-born gamer
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ESPN News Services
Sep 27, 2024, 09:50 PM ET
DENVER– Los Angeles Dodgers designated player Shohei Ohtani struck his 54th homer of the season Friday night versus Colorado after previously taking base No. 57 to pass Ichiro Suzuki for the most in a single season by a Japanese-born gamer.
Ohtani completed 4-for-5, consisting of a set of songs and a double, and drove in 4 runs in the Dodgers’ 11-4 win. He now has 24 hits over his previous 34 at-bats.
“Shohei, he placed on a program,” Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts stated.
Ohtani is making a severe charge at a Triple Crown, leading the National League in homers (54) and RBIs (130 ). He raised his average to.309 to track just the Padres’ Luis Arráez (.314 after going 3-for-5 versus the Diamondbacks on Friday night) in the batting-title race.
He released a towering three-run blast into the 2nd deck at Coors Field in the 6th inning on a changeup from Rockies reducer Anthony Molina. It was a no-doubter at the fracture of the bat, with the sellout crowd immediately appearing, an early program before the fireworks show that waited for after the video game.
[Ohtani] strikes the ball actually hard due to the fact that he swings difficult and he’s a strong male,” Rockies supervisor Bud Black stated. “He’s a truly incredible skill.”
His 408 overall bases this season are 2nd most in franchise history. Babe Herman set the record of 416 in 1930.
The Dodgers are now 38-12 this season when Ohtani goes backyard.
“He’s secured,” colleague Chris Taylor stated. “He’s certainly in a zone today. He’s feeling it. We’re all simply enjoying him continue to have a great year and he’s completing it strong.”
In the 2nd inning, Ohtani– using spikes including an image of his pet, Decoy– took 2nd to eclipse Suzuki’s mark embeded in 2001 with Seattle. Suzuki bet the Mariners, the New York Yankees, Miami and after that briefly went back to Seattle over a profession that covered parts of 19 seasons.
Ohtani has actually effectively taken 34 straight bases without being captured. It’s the second-longest streak in franchise history, tracking just Davey Lopes’ 38 in 1975.
Ohtani is 57-of-61 on stolen-base efforts the season.
The Associated Press added to this report.