Gently scoop it up and splash it in the middle of the middle pool! Ohtani No. 54's personal best Thai district has been confirmed to win LAD 80 ARI
Sep 26, 2025
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LA Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hit a cannon that tied his personal record for the most home runs in a year.
Ohtani played as a leadoff designated hitter in the last of three consecutive away games against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on the 26th (Korea time) and scored one hit, two RBIs and one run from five times at bat.
The Dodgers, which won 8-0, lost two consecutive games and secured the NL West title by winning 90 games (69 losses) of the season. It is the last four years in a row and 12 out of 13 years of winning the district championship. The Dodgers have advanced to the postseason for 13 consecutive years since 2013, all but 2021 were eligible to win the district championship.
However, since the division series has already been canceled, the Dodgers will play a wild card series between third place in the NL wild card and best-of-three games on October 1.
Ohtani hit a home run in the top of the fourth inning with a 4-0 lead. Leading Enrique Hernandez hit a left double and advanced to third base with Dalton Rushing's ground ball to second base.
Ohtani then took the batter's box with a ball count of 1B1S and gently scooped up an 82.4-mile changeup that fell to the low course in the middle of Arizona right-hander Nabil Crystat's third pitch to draw an arch that fell on the grass, Chase Field's attraction behind the fence.
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He hit his 54th home run of the season, which is 29 degrees in firing angle, 102.3 miles in batting speed and 406 feet in distance. He tied his career high last year and the Dodgers' record for the most in a season.
In addition, Ohtani, who scored 144 points this season by adding one more score, set the Dodgers' record for the most in a season since 1900, the starting point of Hyundai Baseball in this category. The previous record was 143 posted by Babe Herman in 1930. The Dodgers' record for most goals scored in a single season is 148 set by Herb Collins in 1890, who participated in the NL during her time in Brooklyn.
Now, if Ohtani adds one home run in the last three consecutive games of the season against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park from the 27th to the 29th, he will reach the 55th home run mark in Dodgers history, and if he adds four points, he will tie the club's highest score.
In addition, Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber (56), who ranks first in home runs in the NL, has narrowed the gap to two, and his challenge to become the home run king for the third consecutive year is still in effect.
Of course, it should be considered that he has virtually confirmed his fourth MVP in his life. As of today, the two leagues are ranked first in scoring, Ruta (373), long hit (87), and first in slugging percentage (0.619) and OPS (1.010) in NL.
After returning as a pitcher, he pitched 47 innings in 14 games to show off his top-class skills by posting a 2.87 ERA, a 1.04 WHIP and a 0.227 hit rate, effectively winning the postseason's first starter position. Until the previous day, bWAR ranked first among NL batters with 7.5 and fWAR ranked first with 9.1.
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Since the Dodgers have now confirmed their district championship, they are expected to operate pitchers in preparation for the wild card series in the three consecutive games against Seattle.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
