Shohei Ohtani Ties Dodgers Record for Consecutive Home Runs
Shohei Ohtani continues to demonstrate his power at the plate. On Wednesday, the Japanese star hit his fifth consecutive home run, tying a historic record for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The last player to achieve this feat was Aaron Judge, star of the New York Yankees, who accomplished it last year.
Ohtani, National League leader with 37 home runs, swung the bat in the first inning against Minnesota Twins pitcher Chris Paddack. The hit, a slow curveball, traveled 441 feet to center field.This is the seventh time in Dodgers history that a player has hit home runs in five straight games. Ohtani joins Max Muncy, Joc Pederson, Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Kemp, Shawn Green, and Roy Campanella in this select group.
The three-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) bats .276 with 70 RBIs. In addition, he has had good performances as a pitcher in six games and is scheduled to pitch four innings on Monday in Cincinnati, as he approaches his return as a starter, after his second right ulnar collateral ligament repair surgery.
With a day off on Thursday, Ohtani’s next opportunity to hit his sixth consecutive home run will be against the Red Sox in Boston.
