Ohtani started as the first hitter and designated hitter in an away game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on the 3rd (Korea time) and scored two runs from four at-bats, two walks and three steals.
This is Ohtani's second career game. Ohtani also played third base on Aug. 4 against the Oakland Athletics.
In addition, he became the first MLB player to occupy the 44-44 mark. Before Ohtani, no player had achieved 44 homers and 44 steals at the same time.
Ohtani posted 157 hits from 537 times at bat, 44 homers, 46 steals, 109 runs scored, 98 runs batted in, 0.292 on-base percentage, 0.377 slugging percentage, and 0.616. His batting average edged up from 0.291 the previous day.
Ohtani got a straight walk with two outs and a third base in the fourth inning, his third at-bat, and stole second base to achieve his 44th stolen base of the season.
Then, with one out without a runner in the seventh inning, his fourth at-bat, he got on base with a hit to the right, followed by second and third bases in a row, adding two stolen bases.
Now, he aims at an unprecedented 50-50. With 24 games to go, the Dodgers has six homers and four steals, and Ohtani will join the 50-50 club of his dreams.
After the game, Roberts joked, "I'm going to give him a break tomorrow," adding, "What will happen? Will it be okay?" 안전놀이터