Will Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers), who is writing the history of Major League Baseball, be able to make a new franchise history for the club.
Ohtani entered the free agent market ahead of this season. Attention was paid to his move as he became the biggest fish in the free agent market. And his choice was Dodgers. The deal was worth 700 million U.S. dollars for 10 years. He signed a mega contract and joined the Dodgers.
Otani underwent elbow surgery at the end of last season, and this season he focused on batters, not second basemen. Even though he is the designated hitter of this season, he is proving his value to perfection.
Ohtani’s performance this season is 184 hits, 53 homers, 55 steals, 123 RBIs, 128 runs, and a batting average of 0.301 OPS 1.023. He became the first player in history to join the 50-homer club with a tremendous performance of six hits (three homers), two steals, 10 RBIs and four runs in six at-bats against the Miami Marlins on the 20th (Korea time).
Since then, he has been steadily increasing the number of homers and stolen bases. In his showdown with the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, he also had four hits (one homer), two steals, an RBI and two runs from five times at bat. After hitting at his second at bat in the bottom of the third inning and his fourth at bat in the bottom of the seventh inning, he successfully stole base. He also stole his 54th and 55th bases, respectively. He also hit a dramatic one-run homerun when his team was losing 4-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning. Mookie Betts’ back-to-back home run gave the Dodgers a come-from-behind victory. 먹튀검증
Ohtani consistently hit home runs when he was playing as an “adductor.” He recorded double-digit home runs in six seasons, excluding 2020, which was a shortened season due to the aftermath of COVID-19. In particular, he hit a huge number of home runs in the last four consecutive seasons, including 46 home runs in 2021, 34 home runs in 2022, 44 home runs in 2023, and 53 home runs in 2024.
What has changed noticeably this season is the number of stolen bases. Ohtani’s previous record for most stolen bases in a single season was 26 steals in 2021. He has since succeeded in 11 steals in 2022 and 20 steals in 2023, but he has 55 steals this season.
What’s more surprising is the steal success rate. He has attempted to steal 59 times in total, but he has failed only four times. He has a whopping 93.2 percent success rate.
Ohtani also recently stole 32 consecutive times, approaching the Dodgers franchise record. Last season, Davey Lopez had 38 consecutive stolen bases, which is the most successful in a Dodgers franchise. Ohtani has only six left in his record.
The Dodgers have exactly six remaining regular-season games. If they succeed in stealing one base per game without fail, they can tie Lopez’s record. In addition, they could break Suzuki Ichiro’s record of 56 steals set in 2001. Can Ohtani, who is “unanswered questions,” write another history? Attention is focusing on his feet.