One of the most remarkable parts of Shohei Ohtani, the two-way player, is that he sets a lot of MLB hitting records that don’t even involve the fact that he’s also a dominant pitcher.
That became true again this week for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ superstar.
Ohtani has done something that hasn’t been done in Major League Baseball since 1932.
Per OptaStats:
“Shohei Ohtani is the first major leaguer to have at least 120 runs, 90 walks and 45 homers prior to September in a season since Jimmie Foxx did so in 1932.”
Foxx, for those maybe less familiar with baseball’s history, was probably the third-best hitter on the planet in his era behind just Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
Not bad company to keep.
Ohtani got to the 90 walk mark on Friday night with a singular base on balls against the Diamondbacks to join this club with Foxx.
The Japanese superstar leads the National League with 123 runs scored (he also has a league-leading .607 slugging percentage).
Ohtani also has 17 doubles, eight triples, 45 home runs, 85 RBI and 17 stolen bases.
He’s batting .278 with a .388 on-base percentage and a .994 OPS.
Ohtani remains one of the most incredible baseball players the sport has ever seen. This won’t be anywhere close to the last record he sets or history he makes.
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