Shohei Ohtani Reaches Base in 53rd Consecutive Game, Surpassing Choo Shin-soo as the First Asian Player to Do So
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani recorded an infield hit against the Giants, extending his on-base streak to 53 games and setting a new historical record for Asian-born MLB players.
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(CNA, San Francisco, 21st, Foreign Dispatch) Shohei Ohtani, who plays for the Major League Baseball (MLB) Los Angeles Dodgers, played an away game against the San Francisco Giants today. He hit a single in his fourth at-bat, reaching base safely for the 53rd consecutive game and surpassing South Korean star Choo Shin-soo to become the first Asian player to do so.
The MLB official website pointed out that Shohei Ohtani started today's game as the leadoff hitter and designated hitter. In the fourth at-bat of the 7th inning, facing a 159 km/h fastball from Giants pitcher Erik Miller, he hit an infield single and successfully reached base, achieving this historical milestone.
Shohei Ohtani's consecutive on-base record has continued from August of last year to the present, extending his on-base streak to 53 games. This ties the franchise's second-longest record set by Shawn Green in 2000; at the same time, it also surpasses Choo Shin-soo's 52 games in 2018, making it the longest consecutive on-base record for an Asian player in MLB history.
Shohei Ohtani will make his fourth starting pitching appearance of the season tomorrow. At that time, he will have the opportunity to surpass Green and continue to close in on the Dodgers' franchise record of 58 games set by Duke Snider in 1954, though there is still a gap from the MLB's longest record of 84 games set by Ted Williams of the Red Sox in 1949. (Translator: Chang Ming-hsuan) 1150422
The MLB official website pointed out that Shohei Ohtani started today's game as the leadoff hitter and designated hitter. In the fourth at-bat of the 7th inning, facing a 159 km/h fastball from Giants pitcher Erik Miller, he hit an infield single and successfully reached base, achieving this historical milestone.
Shohei Ohtani's consecutive on-base record has continued from August of last year to the present, extending his on-base streak to 53 games. This ties the franchise's second-longest record set by Shawn Green in 2000; at the same time, it also surpasses Choo Shin-soo's 52 games in 2018, making it the longest consecutive on-base record for an Asian player in MLB history.
Shohei Ohtani will make his fourth starting pitching appearance of the season tomorrow. At that time, he will have the opportunity to surpass Green and continue to close in on the Dodgers' franchise record of 58 games set by Duke Snider in 1954, though there is still a gap from the MLB's longest record of 84 games set by Ted Williams of the Red Sox in 1949. (Translator: Chang Ming-hsuan) 1150422