Although 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 as a consequence 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 subject 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.
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 house 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 competition and already appears to be operating away with at the least the Nationwide League batting crown.
Ohtani already has two American League MVP awards to his resume and has been top-of-the-line two-way gamers the game has ever seen.
To date, his 2024 season is his finest 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 group, that trophy case would possibly even lastly get some group {hardware} as nicely.