Though he has but to take the mound as a beginning pitcher, Shohei Ohtani has already confirmed to be price each penny the Los Angeles Dodgers are paying him because of his dominance on the plate.
That continued on Sunday afternoon when he delivered his first walk-off hit as a member of the Dodgers.
Ohtani lifted the Dodgers to a 3-2, 10-inning win over the Cincinnati Reds with a two-out single to proper discipline to drive in Jason Heyward.
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Ohtani went 2-for-4 on Sunday and is now hitting .353 for the season. He’s additionally now as much as a 1.083 OPS.Â
That common has him on prime of the Nationwide League and tied for the Main League lead with Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan. He’s additionally tied for the second-most residence runs within the league with 13 and has pushed in 33 runs. If he can improve his RBI tempo, he would have an actual shot at Triple Crown rivalry and already appears to be operating away with not less than the Nationwide League batting crown.
Ohtani already has two American League MVP awards to his resume and has been the most effective two-way gamers the game has ever seen.
To this point, his 2024 season is his greatest offensive season up to now and retains getting higher. He now has an actual likelihood so as to add a Nationwide League MVP award and batting title to his private trophy case. Now that he’s on a greater crew, that trophy case would possibly even lastly get some crew {hardware} as properly.Â
