With one out within the backside of the third inning on Saturday in opposition to the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani slid into second base safely for his a hundredth profession stolen base.
The achievement is historic as he grew to become the second Japanese-born participant to perform the feat becoming a member of Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki. The 2 athletes are additionally the one Japanese-born gamers to hit 100 dwelling runs and steal 100 bases of their careers.
Ohtani entered Saturday’s recreation sputtering. He has been hitting .196 (10-for-51) in 13 video games, a drop-off which coincides together with his hamstring damage. He was damage when he was hit by a pickoff throw in opposition to Cincinnati on Might 16 and the damage was obvious together with his baserunning.
Nevertheless, supervisor Dave Roberts informed reporters earlier than the sport that he believes Ohtani is nearing full power.
“He’s a finely-tuned machine, and generally within the context of a sports activities automotive, when it’s not firing on all cylinders, it simply doesn’t run,” Roberts mentioned.
“When his again was bothering him a little bit bit, you noticed some funkier swings, a little bit extra chase. Hamstring bothering him a little bit bit, you see a little bit little bit of the identical factor.”
Even with Ohtani’s struggles, his batting common solely dropped to .326. The Dodgers are additionally fifth within the main leagues in runs scored (289).
Picture Credit score: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports activities
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