Shohei

Ohtani

He also doubled. Ohtani leads the NL in average (.309), OBP (.397), slugging (.631), homers and runs scored (86) this season. He’s also tied for second in the majors in steals, though he’s definitely not catching Elly De La Cruz (57) in that category.

Ohtani also drew three walks in the blowout win. With the three steals, the 30-year-old joins the 30/30 club with 31 swipes to go with 33 homers. He also will pitch next year, just in case you forgot. The Dodgers have had their ups and downs as of late. Very little of that blame would/should go to Ohtani.

With the Dodgers trailing 6-2, Ohtani got the Dodgers back into the game in the ninth with a three-run shot off Tyler Ferguson. That’s the 33rd homer of the season for the 30-year-old, and he’s up to 79 RBI in his first year with the Dodgers. A truly remarkable baseball player.

Ohtani’s home run was his 32nd of the year, which leads the National League and trails only Aaron Judge in all of baseball. His stolen base was his 26th of the year. The home run was an absolute moonshot that traveled 433 feet at 118.7 mph exit velocity. He’s hitting .318 with a 1.051 OPS and 76 RBI. Ohtani’s a virtual lock for the National League MVP award.

Ohtani extended the Dodgers’ lead to 6-4 with his 31st homer on the season. He also doubled and walked and remains impossibly good at the sport of baseball.

Ohtani absolutely pulverized a 2-1 cutter from Kutter Crawford for a 473-foot (116.7-mph EV) solo shot in the fifth inning that increased the Dodgers’ lead to 6-2. It was the fifth and final home run that the Dodgers hit off of Crawford in the contest. Ohtani also walked and struck out in the ballgame, finishing the night 1-for-3. On the season, he’s slashing a ridiculous .315/.401/.638 with the aforementioned 30 long balls, 70 RBI and 23 stolen bases. Simply staggering offensive production across the board.

Ohtani connected on a center-cut heater from Red Sox starter Tanner Houck, launching a colossal 400-foot no-doubter to right field, putting the National League ahead in the early stages of the Midsummer Classic. The 30-year-old two-way superstar became the first Dodger to homer in the All-Star Game since Mike Piazza back in 1996. It’s yet another signature moment for his end-of-career highlight reel.

Ohtani has been taking less batting practice than usual this year as he makes his way back from Tommy John surgery. Taking a whole bunch of home run cuts tonight probably wasn’t in his best interests.

Ohtani led off the game with a triple off Keider Montero and scored on a groundout. He later took Montero deep for a solo homer in the fifth, his 29th of the season and 200th of his career. Ohtani then drew a walk in the eighth and swiped second base before scoring on a sacrifice fly. The 30-year-old star is slashing .314/.400/.637 with 29 homers, 75 runs scored, 69 RBI, and 23 steals across 425 plate appearances.

The Dodgers stared at a 3-2 deficit for most of the night but tied things up on a two-out RBI single by Teoscar Hernandez in the eighth inning. Then with runners at the corners and two outs in the ninth, Ohtani crushed a ball over the head of center fielder Riley Greene for an RBI ground-rule double. The 30-year-old superstar finished the night 1-for-5 with a strikeout and is now hitting .312/.396/.624 with 28 homers, 67 RBI and 22 swipes on the season.