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| LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning against Athletics at Dodger Stadium on the 16th (Korea time) and politely shares a high-five with Kim Hye-sung, who homered first. ImagesYonhap News |
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| Otani is happy to raise his right hand after hitting a three-run homer over the left-center fence in the bottom of the third inning. AFP Yonhap News |
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Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who is participating as a designated hitter by pitching rehabilitation this season, has finally raised the possibility of reaching the 50th home run mark for the second consecutive year since last year.
Ohtani hit multiple home runs and tied for the lead in this category.
Ohtani led the team to a 19-2 victory with two hits, six RBIs and two runs from five times at bat in the final game of the three consecutive home games against the Athletics at Dodger Stadium on the 16th (Korea time). On this day, the Dodgers distributed Ohtani bubble heads to the entrance spectators. In commemoration of the achievement of 50 homers and 50 steals last year, Ohtani stole a base.
After the game, teammate Max Muncy said "It doesn't have to be Ohtani bubblehead day. Every night is the same day as today. It's an incredible performance, but it's real and it's very interesting to play on the ground with him. I expect him to do something crazy every game, and today he did it."
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| Otani is responding to cheering fans around the base after hitting a three-run home run to the left-center wall in the bottom of the third inning. ImagesYonhap News |
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| Otani is looking at the ball after hitting a two-run shot to the middle of the fourth inning. AP Yonhap News |
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Both of Ohtani's hits were home runs.
Ohtani hit a sacrifice fly with one out and runners on first and third in the bottom of the second inning with a 3-2 lead. Athletics right-hander Osval also pulled on Vido's 86.6-mile slider in the middle of the first pitch and hit a large flying ball at 102.4 miles. Lawrence Butler, a right fielder, caught it in front of the fence at 343 feet. Third baseman Dolton Rushing homered leisurely.
He then hit a three-run home run in his third at-bat in the third inning with a 7-2 lead. The runner was Kim Hye-sung at first base and James Outman at second base. On a two-ball, Ohtani pushed Vido's third changeup, which fell 81.8 miles outside, slightly over the left-center fence. It was the 14th arch of the season with a launch angle of 28 degrees, a batting speed of 102.9 miles and a driving distance of 382 feet.
Kim Hye-sung and Ohtani, who stepped on the groove first, shared their high-five ceremony by putting their hands together in a polite position.
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| Otani hits a three-point left-center wall in the bottom of the third inning and makes a polite high-five with Kim Hye-sung. AFP Yonhap News |
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In the fourth at-bat in the fourth inning, a home run hit. This time again, front hitter Kim Hye-sung got a walk and went out as a runner. Ohtani hit opposing right-hander Jason Alexander's 90.3-mile sinker in the middle of the fifth pitch to well over the middle fence. The line drive arch flew by drawing a clothesline at a firing angle of 21 degrees, a batting speed of 109.6 miles and a flying distance of 418 feet. The footage showed Rocky Sasaki expressing admiration by opening his mouth after watching the footage from the dugout. Kim Hye-sung and Ohtani made their second high-five of the day.
Ohtani went to the plate four times until the fourth inning and scored both two home runs and six RBIs, and the Dodgers took a 15-2 lead early on.
With this, Ohtani recorded a batting average of 0.310 (52 for 168), 15 homers, 28 RBIs, 48 runs, 10 steals, and an OPS of 1.082. The two leagues combined to rank No. 1 in scoring and tied for No. 1 in home runs with New York Yankees Aaron Judge and Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber. In the NL, slugging percentage and OPS are second, respectively, and first place is fellow Freddie Freeman. Freeman, who ranks first in the NL with a batting average of 0.370, also ranks first in the NL in on-base percentage (0.435), slugging percentage (0.697) and OPS (1.132). I recently filled in the regulation and received these rankings.
Ohtani can reach 55 home runs and 37 steals in the season if he maintains his pace so far. At the time the team played 44 games last year, Ohtani had 12 home runs and 10 steals. The pace of home runs is faster this season.
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| Tani Shohei hits his 15th two-run homer of the season in the bottom of the fourth inning. AP Yonhap News |
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Interestingly, however, Ohtani struck out in the sixth at-bat with catcher Johnny Pereda on the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning when the game was already decided. He swung his bat on an 89.4-mile fastball that flew to the outside high course for the fifth time in the ball count 1B2S and struck out a foul tip.
Manager Dave Roberts responded to this by saying, `What can you say? He was struck out by a fielder. That's it. There aren't many superlatives available for Ohtani. "He's just good at baseball. I watched it all last year. I just do what he does again this year. Surprisingly, I don't think it's surprising anymore," he said with a tongue-in-cheek.
It is the first time this season that Ohtani hit a multi-homer, and his six RBIs are his personal best this year. Ohtani batted .358 with eight home runs, 18 RBIs, 16 runs scored and an OPS of 1.369 in 13 games in May. Having caught up with Judge in the home run category, now it's OSP.
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| LA Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani bubblehead distributed to the entrance crowd on the 16th (Korea time). Me celebrating the achievement of 50 homers - 50 steals last year?D is written on it. Photo = LA Dodgers' official X account |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
