Sasaki also opened her mouth on the street and shook her head! Ohtani's 55 home runs, 37 steals, pace, caught up with Judge

May 16, 2025

LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run to the left in the bottom of the third inning against the Athletics at Dodger Stadium on the 16th (Korea time) and is receiving a sunflower seed ceremony. AP Yonhap News

Loki Sasaki looks incredible when Ohtani's two-run shot to the middle of the fourth inning explodes loudly. Photo = MLB.TV Capture

When Ohtani Shohei hit a mid-wall home run that cut the sky of Dodger Stadium in half, Rocky Sasaki, who was watching it in the dugout on the third base, couldn't close his mouth and kept exclaiming.

Ohtani continued his high march in May with a powerful hit.

On the 16th (Korea time), Ohtani led the Athletics to a 19-2 victory by swinging two hits, six RBIs and two runs from five times at bat, including two home runs, in the final game of the three consecutive home games at Dodger Stadium. On the day when Ohtani bubble heads were distributed to the entrance spectators, Ohtani also became the winner. Coincidentally, the bubble head is an image of Ohtani stealing to commemorate the achievement of 50 home runs and 50 steals last year.

Both of Ohtani's hits were home runs.

First of all, 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.

Shohei Otani puts down the bat looking at the ball after hitting a two-run home run in the middle of the fourth inning. AFP Yonhap News

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.

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 with a firing angle of 21 degrees, a batting speed of 109.6 miles and a flying distance of 418 feet. The footage showed Sasaki shaking her head and opening her mouth to express admiration.

Losaki, who was placed on the IL due to a shoulder injury, is watching the Athletics match at Dodger Stadium in the dugout on the 15th (Korea time). On the right is outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, who is also beholden to the IL. AP Yonhap News

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.

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.

Manager Dave Roberts said, "There aren't many superlatives available for Otani. 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 has hit multiple home runs and the 20th in his career. Six RBIs is a 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. In May alone, the two leagues rank No. 1 in home runs, RBIs and OPS. Ohtani's move, which has been getting hotter since May, seems to be repeated this year. At this rate, it is certain that 'May player'