Major League Superstar Shohei Ohtani (30, LA Dodgers) surpassed Ichiro Suzuki the day before (28th), adding two more stolen bases (season 58th and 59th).
Ohtani started as the first designated hitter in an away game against the Colorado Rockies of the 2024 Major League Baseball at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado at 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday (Korea time), and made his 58th steal of the season after getting on base with a walk at his third at-bat in the fifth inning. He then got on base with a hit in the sixth inning and stole 59th time.
Dodgers listed Shohei Ohtani (designated hitter), Mookie Betts (right fielder), Gavin Lux (second baseman), Teoscar Hernandez (left fielder), Max Muncy (third baseman), Will Smith (catcher), Tommy Hyun-soo Edman (striker), Enrique Hernandez (first baseman), and Kevin Kiermaier (midfielder) in the starting lineup. The starting pitcher was right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who had six wins and two losses and a 2.96 ERA this season before the game.
Against this backdrop, Colorado’s starting pitchers Charlie Blackmon (designated hitter), Ezekiel Tobar (striker), Ryan McMann (third baseman), Michael Toglia (first baseman), Nolan Jones (left fielder), Sam Hilliard (center fielder), Jake Cave (right fielder), Aaron Shunk (second baseman), and Hunter Goodman (catcher) were listed in order. The starting pitcher was Antonio Senzatela, the right-handed pitcher who had a 3.38 ERA before the game.
Ohtani had 54 homers and 57 steals this season before the game. Ohtani appeared at bat as the leadoff hitter in the first inning. He threw a strike on the first pitch, followed by a ball on the second pitch, and hit the right fence directly. The speed of his hit amounted to 111.3 miles (179.1 kilometers). The hit brought Ohtani’s batting average to 0.311. However, Ohtani was out due to a bonehead play when Mookie Betts was in the batter’s box. At the moment when Betts was out on a pop fly to the first base, he ran all the way to the second base but failed to step on the base while returning to base. It was his fault.
Ohtani took the batter’s box for the second time with two outs and no runners in the second inning when his team turned the game around 3-1. Ohtani attempted to hit Senzatela’s first pitch but grounded out to shortstop. Ohtani appeared as the leadoff hitter at the top of the fifth inning with the team leading 5-2, and drew a walk for the sixth time after a full count. He then stole Senzatela’s pitching timing perfectly when he was at bat for the team, and settled down to second base with ease. It was the moment Ohtani successfully stole his 58th base of the season and stole for the 35th consecutive time. Ohtani went on to score by hitting home runs through Teoscar Hernandez’s three-run homer.
Ohtani entered the batter’s box for the fourth time as a leadoff hitter in the top of the sixth inning with his team leading 8-2. Ohtani completed a multi-hit game by hitting right-handed hits after a full count match. Ohtani returned with a batting average of 0.311. Ohtani again rushed to second base when Betts was at bat, recording his 59th stolen base of the season. Catcher Goodman’s throw hit pitcher Chriswell’s back, making the throw miss. Ohtani now has only one stolen base to reach the long-awaited 60th stolen base.
In the game against the Colorado Rockies held at the same stadium the previous day, Ohtani had four hits in five at-bats (one home run), four RBIs, two runs and one stolen base, respectively. Ohtani’s first game at Coors Field. In particular, he made a double steal in the second inning and finally became the star of the most stolen bases in Asian major leaguers ever. Ohtani stole for the 56th time this season at home against San Diego on the 26th, tied with Suzuki Ichiro (56 steals in the 2021 season), and set a new record for the most stolen bases in Asian major leaguers ever the day before.토토사이트 모음
Meanwhile, Ohtani played in 157 games this season with a batting average of 0.309 (194 hits in 627 times at bat), 54 home runs, 38 doubles, seven triples, 130 RBIs, 133 runs, 80 walks, 162 strikeouts and 57 steals (4 failures), 0.390 on-base percentage, 0.651 on-base percentage, and 1.041 on-base percentage plus slugging percentage (OPS).