Ohtani Ties Historic Mark with the Dodgers
San Francisco – Shohei Ohtani continues to solidify his name in the history of the Los Angeles Dodgers, matching an emblematic record for the franchise in the modern era of baseball. The Japanese star achieved a single within the inning in the seventh inning against the San Francisco Giants’ reliever, extending his streak to 53 consecutive games reaching base in the regular season. This impressive streak began last year. With this feat, Ohtani ties the record set by Shawn Green in the year 2000. Now, both share the achievement of the longest streak for a Dodgers player in Los Angeles and the second longest in the modern history of the team.Shohei Ohtani extends his on-base streak to 53 games with an infield hit!
The two-way player will have the opportunity to surpass this mark in his next performance, which will be his fourth start of the season. If he gets on base, he would be only four games away from the franchise record in the Modern Era, set by Duke Snider with 58 consecutive games in 1954. The absolute record in Major League Baseball is held by Ted Williams, who reached base in 84 consecutive games in 1949. In his last pitching appearance, Ohtani demonstrated his quality from the mound, despite having been limited offensively as a precaution after being hit by a pitch in his right shoulder. In that game, he worked six innings, allowing one run and striking out ten batters. Manager Dave Roberts has indicated that the team is carefully managing the Japanese player’s workload, but he is expected to continue participating as both a hitter and a pitcher. As long as the streak continues, Ohtani will have to have at least one at-bat per game to maintain it, which generates even more anticipation in his next appearances.
