US EditionShohei Ohtani breaks Ichiro Suzuki’s Japanese on-base streak record with a 44-game run
The Dodgers star passed Ichiro Suzuki for the Japanese-born on-base record after reaching safely in 44 straight games, including the final 31 last season.
- Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run in a four-run first inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium.
- Ohtani extended his on-base streak to 44 games with a fifth-inning single, breaking Ichiro Suzuki's Japanese MLB record set in 2009.
- Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan pitched six innings, allowing three runs and six strikeouts, contributing to the team's seventh win in eight games.
- Despite a slow start this season, Ohtani ranks eighth in Major League Baseball with 11 walks and is improving his discipline at the plate.
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After Ohtani hits 2nd straight leadoff homer, deGrom recovers to lead Rangers over Dodgers 5-2
Shohei Ohtani connected off Jacob deGrom for his second straight leadoff home run, but the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 and avoid a three-game sweep.
MLB (American professional baseball) superstar Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) has surpassed even ‘legend’ Ichiro Suzuki (53). On the 11th (Korean time), Ohtani succeeded in reaching base in 44 consecutive games during the game against the Texas Rangers, breaking the all-time record for most consecutive games reaching base by a Japanese MLB player (43 games), which was set by Ichiro in 2009.
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OC RegisterShohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernandez power Dodgers past Rangers
Ohtani ties the score with his fourth homer of the season, and Hernandez breaks it open with a three-run shot in the first inning of a 6-3 win. Emmet Sheehan rebounds to pitch six innings as the Dodgers win for the seventh time in the past eight games.
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