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Shohei Ohtani steals 57th bottom, the majority of through Japanese-born gamer

.Sep 27, 2024, 09:50 PM ETDENVER-- Los Angeles Dodgers assigned player Shohei Ohtani attacked his 54th homer of the season Friday evening against Colorado after previously stealing base No. 57 to pass Ichiro Suzuki for the very most in a single season through a Japanese-born player.Ohtani ended up 4-for-5, featuring a set of songs as well as a double, and also steered in 4 runs in the Dodgers' 11-4 gain. He now has 24 hits over his past 34 at-bats." Shohei, he placed on a series," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.Ohtani is actually producing a significant charge at a Three-way Dental crown, leading the National Organization in homers (54) and also RBIs (130 ). He raised his average to.309 to track just the Padres' Luis Arru00e1ez (.314 after going 3-for-5 against the Diamondbacks on Friday night) in the batting-title race.Editor's Picks2 RelatedHe launched a looming three-run blast right into the second deck at Coors Field in the 6th inning on a changeup from Mountain ranges killer Anthony Molina. It was a no-doubter at the crack of the baseball bat, along with the sellout crowd instantaneously appearing, an early show before the fireworks show that waited for after the video game." [Ohtani] attacks the round definitely hard considering that he sways tough and also he's a strong male," Mountain ranges manager Buddy African-american stated. "He's a really unbelievable ability." His 408 overall manners this time are actually 2nd most in franchise past. Baby Herman specified the report of 416 in 1930. The Dodgers are actually currently 38-12 this period when Ohtani goes backyard." He's locked in," teammate Chris Taylor pointed out. "He is actually undoubtedly in a region at the moment. He is actually experiencing it. Our team're all merely seeing him remain to possess an excellent year and also he's completing it sturdy." In the 2nd inning, Ohtani-- using spikes featuring a photo of his pet, Decoy-- stole 2nd to eclipse Suzuki's mark embeded in 2001 with Seattle. Suzuki bet the Mariners, the The Big Apple Yankees, Miami and afterwards briefly returned to Seat over a career that reached aspect of 19 seasons.Ohtani has actually properly stolen 34 forthright manners without being actually recorded. It is actually the second-longest streak in franchise business past, routing just Davey Lopes' 38 in 1975. Ohtani is actually 57-of-61 on stolen-base efforts the season.The Associated Press helped in this record.