"Even if you're sluggish, you're a typo."' 2G consecutive multi-hit → Once again, ML's new history is just around the corner! 39G consecutive on-base, 5G later, it's more than reasonable

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Ohtani is Ohtani even though he is sluggish. Shohei Ohtani (32, LA Dodgers) is on the verge of another major league history even at the start of the disappointing season.

Ohtani started as the first and designated hitter in an away game against the Washington Nationals in the 2026 Major League Baseball regular season at National Park in Washington, D.C. on the 5th (Korea time) and led the Dodgers to a 10-5 victory with two hits, two strikeouts and one score in six at-bats.

As a result, the Dodgers, which won two consecutive games, maintained their first place in the National League West with six wins and two losses. Ohtani also raised his batting average for the season, which was once down to 0.125, to 0.241 with multiple hits in two consecutive games.

Ohtani stepped down with a fly ball to left field against right-hander Jake Irvin in the top of the first inning. He reported his first hit in the top of the second inning with one out and runners on second base. Ohtani hit Irvin's fastball deep into the body and connected it to the right-handed hit. He then homered on Freddie Freeman's double to right-center.

Ohtani, who struck out swinging in the third inning, kicked up pitcher Brad Lord's fifth fastball with two outs in the top of the fifth inning to get a hit to the right.

After that, he failed to report a hit. However, he increased his on-base record to 39 consecutive games, which began against the San Diego Padres on August 25 last year. This is the third-best record among Japanese major leaguers, and the previous two are both Ichiro Suzuki.

Ichiro, the main character of 3,000 hits in the Major League and the first turn in the Hall of Fame, has been on base for 43 consecutive games in 2009 and 40 consecutive games in 2004. Ohtani will be the Japanese player who has played in the most consecutive games in the Major League if he ranks second alone in two games, and if he gets on base in five consecutive games.

It is meaningful because it was achieved despite the all-time slump. Ohtani didn't get off to a good start this season. There were no multi-hitters in the first five games since the opening, and the batting average remained at 10%. With the continued sluggishness, the local media raised suspicions of injuries just by tearing their wrists.

However, this away trip to Washington is becoming a series of twists for Ohtani. The previous day (4th) started with a three-run tie. Ohtani is also slowly raising his pace as he has made multi-hitters for two consecutive days.

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