23 years ago, Ichiro-19 years ago, Matsui and Ohtani exceeded all Japanese legends... History is made because they are 'committed to hitting'
23 years ago, Ichiro-19 years ago, Matsui and Ohtani exceeded all Japanese legends... History is made because they are 'committed to hitting'
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LA Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani is poised to break all the previous season records held by Japanese hitters.안전놀이터
Ohtani, who received Tommy John Surgery last fall, is only focusing on hitters this season and is running toward "career high" at bat. If special variables such as injuries do not occur, he will be able to break the record of most hitters in a season by the same Japanese in each offensive category.
Ohtani has already set a new record for most home runs in a season by a Japanese batter in 2021. With 46 home runs, he easily surpassed Hideki Matsui's mark of 31 home runs in 2004 when he was with the New York Yankees. Ohtani hit his 32nd home run of the season against Eduardo Rodriguez in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Boston Red Sox on July 8 of that year. It was his team's 86th game, so it was a tremendous pace.
This season, Matsui is expected to surpass the Japanese batter's season-high 116 RBIs, which he set in 2005. Ohtani has 62 RBIs as of Tuesday. If he maintains his previous pace to the end of the season, he can post 118 RBIs.
From the game against the Kansas City Royals on June 17 to the game against the Chicago White Sox on June 27, Ohtani posted RBIs in 10 consecutive games, a new record for the Dodgers, accelerating his team's pace of RBIs. The pace of RBIs is in line with the pace of home runs. If he continues his sense of hitting 12 home runs and scoring 24 RBIs for the month of June, he will be able to easily surpass 120 RBIs in this season.
Suzuki is also poised to set a new record of points in a single season. Otani, who has scored 67 points as of the day, can score 128 points this year if he maintains the same pace. He will surpass Ichiro's 127 points set in 2001 when he made his Major League debut with the Seattle Mariners.
In particular, Ohtani has been the Dodgers' leadoff since the 18th of last month when Mookie Betts was on the injured list, which could speed up his scoring pace.
In fact, it is not a matter of great interest that Matsui and Ichiro will break the record of most RBIs and runs scored in a season. Now that the homerun that flew to the outfield has become Ohtani's trademark, attention should be paid to whether he will be able to break his own record in a season.
Otani, who has 26 homers, can hit up to 50 homers arithmetically. He will set a new milestone with the largest number of hitters from a single season in the Major League by an Asian batter.
Ohtani also showed pace to reach 50 home runs last year, but he ended the season early in September due to elbow and back injuries since August, stopping at 44 home runs. Although he won his first home run title, he said he was very disappointed when he was looking at 50 home runs.
Ohtani is also No. 1 in batting average in the NL. He is now two strokes ahead of San Diego Padres Luis Arraez (0.314) with 0.316. He is ranking third in RBIs, trailing first-runner Philadelphia Phillies Alec Bohm (68). In other words, he is targeting triple crown, which means home run, batting average and RBI in three categories.
Ohtani, who came to the NL this year, can become the third MVP of his career as a unanimous opinion if he achieves not only Matsui and Ichiro's record of most RBIs and runs in a season, but also 50 home runs and triple crowns.