An unprecedented star player in human history, Shohei Ohtani (aged 30, LA Dodgers) has made a new history in baseball with 50 home runs and 50 steals. It seems that there is no other goal to achieve, but Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani is heading for another goal.
In 157 games this season, Ohtani has a batting average of 0.309 (194 hits in 627 times at bat), 54 homers, 130 RBIs, 133 runs and 57 steals, 0.390 on-base percentage, 0.651 on-base plus slugging percentage, and 1.041 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). Unlike the previous two games, when Ohtani was named MVP despite not being able to start as a pitcher due to elbow injury, he is expecting to win MVP in the National League just by hitting a batter.
Although he ranks first in home runs, RBIs, runs scored, on-base percentage and slugging percentage in the league, he is renewing his commitment to achieve the triple crown (batting rate, home run, and RBI) in the true sense. If he takes the mound again from next year, it will be practically impossible for him to set a record higher than this year as a batter. This is a golden opportunity for him to rise to various goals.
Ohtani, who played in an away game against the Colorado Rockies on the 28th (Korea Standard Time), led his team to an 11-4 victory with four hits in five at-bats (one home run) with four RBIs, two runs and one stolen base.
More than anything else, he added a steal on the day, breaking the record of most stolen bases by an Asian player in a single season. He has moved to a position where he can even steal 60 bases.
In addition, he hit home runs, making him one step closer to 55-55. If he adds one more home run in the remaining two games, he will join the 55-55 club, which may never exist again.
Ohtani’s goal does not stop there. He will also challenge to win three titles in batting average. Ohtani should surpass Luis Arraez (San Diego Padres), who is striving to become the champion of batting for the third consecutive year. Arraez has a batting average of 0.314 (199 hits in 634 at-bats). As he has high expectations for his 200th hit, he is displaying concentration to the end.
It is true that Araez is still very advantageous, assuming that both San Diego and the Dodgers go to the plate four times per game with two games left.
Assuming that Ohtani, who has continued his tremendous rise in batting average of 0.398 in September, will have four hits in eight at-bats for two games, his batting average will be 0.3118 (198 hits in 635 at-bats). In this case, if he makes two hits in eight at-bats, he will lead the game with 0.313. If he only makes one hit in eight at-bats, Ohtani will become the batting champion with 0.3115.
Although Arraez is suffering from a slump with a batting average of 0.179 in the last seven games, chances are unlikely to be high that he will have a batting average of 0.125 (one hit from eight times at bat) in the remaining eight at-bats. Arraez, who remained silent for three consecutive games, had three hits on the day, and is only one step ahead of his 200th hit.
In the end, Ohtani’s more effort for the Triple Crown is expected to be a more realistic way.
It is not just impossible to say that the situation is completely unrealistic. Otani was stronger with a batting average of 0.484 in 15 games than in the entire September, and has displayed batting performance of 0.643 in the recent seven games. As he has had nine hits in the recent three games, he has a good chance of producing more hits in the remaining two games.
If Ohtani makes five hits in eight at-bats, his batting average will reach 0.3134. In order for Arraez to remain atop in his batting average, he must record three hits in eight at-bats (final of 0.3146).
Adding six more hits is another milestone in Ohtani’s career. This is because it is the first time in Ohtani’s career that he has reached the 200-hit mark.
If Ohtani has 200 hits (six hits in eight at-bats), his final batting average will be 0.3149. To overcome this, Arraez must have four hits or more in eight at-bats for the rest of the game. The best scenario for Ohtani is to fill six hits to reach the 200-hit mark, and at the same time pressure Arraez to become the third king of batting average. 메이저놀이터
Ohtani’s MVP is already becoming a fact. However, they are competing with each other to see how many records he will set and who will perform better than Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, who is likely to be the MVP of the American League. With Judge moving further away from winning the triple crown by taking a rest on the day, attention is focusing on the remaining two games to see if Ohtani will be able to produce a perfect ending with the triple crown.