Major League ‘Superstar’ Shohei Ohtani (30, Los Angeles Dodgers) added three stolen bases against the Arizona Diamondbacks, moving one step closer to the unanswered 50 (homer)-50 (stealing).
Ohtani started as the first designated hitter in the 2024 Major League Baseball’s away game against Arizona at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on the 3rd (Korea time) and posted 2 hits, 2 walks, 2 runs and 3 steals in 4 at-bats.
Ohtani marked a season batting average of 0.292, 44 homers, 98 RBIs, and 46 steals.
Now, if you add six home runs and four stolen bases, you will join MLB’s first “50-50 Club.” 안전놀이터
Ohtani displayed good batting performance by hitting from his first at bat in the first inning of the game. He grounded out to second in the third inning, but walked with two outs and a third in the fourth inning to get on base.
Later, he quickly stole second base at Mookie Betts’ at-bat.
In the seventh inning, he got on base with a hit after one out, followed by a second base steal and a third base steal, increasing the number of stolen bases to 46.
It is the second time this season that Ohtani has succeeded in three steals in a game after the Oakland Athletics on the 4th of last month.
In the eighth inning, he got on base for the fourth time with a walk and finished the game with a strikeout in his last at-bat in the ninth inning.
Meanwhile, Dodgers beat Arizona 11-6 on the day due to outbursts of batters. Dodgers, ranking first in the National League West, posted 83 wins and 55 losses, widening its gap with Arizona (77 wins and 60 losses), ranking second in the same district, to six games again.