Last Updated on 07/09/2023 by てんしょく飯
Interleague Angels 4-11 Dodgers (July 7, 2023, Dodger Stadium)
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (29) reached 100 hits for the third year in a row on July 7, hitting a right-field single in the fourth inning against the Dodgers.
It was his 88th game and the fastest of his career. He became the second player in 69 years, since Willie Mays in 1954, to reach 100 hits, 30 runs, and 5 triples before the All-Star Game. The record-breaking two-sportswoman evoked the great records of the agile, hard-hitting legend, who boasts a total of 660 home runs & 338 stolen bases.
How will baseball fans 69 years from now recall Ohtani? It was a record-breaking accomplishment that makes one wonder what baseball fans will remember about Ohtani 69 years from now. Willie Mays’ center fielder’s backward catch of “The Catch,” known as the most famous play in major league history. The legend, considered the greatest center fielder of all time and known as the “Complete Player,” matched the number he had set that year.
In the fourth inning, with four runs trailing. It was his third consecutive 100-hit season. He hit his first hit since turning 29 years old on July 5. He was conscious of the opposite direction, and he hit eight balls over the fence in 23 swings to check his condition, and for the first time in four games, he sounded good.
With one game left before the All-Star Game, he now has 100 hits, 31 home runs, and 5 triples this season. He is the first player since Mays in 1954 to reach 100 hits, 30 home runs, and 5 triples before the All-Star Game. This was the first time in 69 years that the Hall of Fame right-hander, who was known for his strong hitting and agile footwork, was in the spotlight.
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However, the team lost four straight games. The team lost its fourth straight game, drained its maximum eight-game winning streak for the first time since June 3, and dropped to fourth place in the district. Manager Phil Nevin said, “We have to improve from the small things. We don’t make excuses,” but the team faced a critical point amid a string of injuries.
In the 4th inning, he gave up his milestone hit. When he advanced to second base, Dodger Betts asked him to shake his hand. The outfielder is known as a modern-day Mays, with 165 stolen bases and 238 home runs, including four runs batted in on three hits, including two on the day. He was playing second base that day for team reasons and asked, “Who has more power, you or Adele?” Ohtani replied with a smile.
Before the WBC final against the United States in March. Ohtani said to the members of Samurai Japan, “Let’s stop pining for them. Let’s just think about winning to be at the top,” he said. Trout was not there, and Betts beat us. Now is the time for the Angels to say, “Let’s just think about winning.
After playing in the Negro Leagues, he joined the New York Giants (now the San Francisco Giants) in 1950 and made his major league debut in 1951, hitting 20 home runs and winning the rookie of the year award. In 1969, he became the first player in history to hit 300 home runs and steal 300 bases. He retired from the Mets in 1973 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979. He was also the godfather of Barry Bonds, and is said to have given the nickname “Moose” to Katsuya Nomura, who played for Nankai.
≪Reunited with Mendoza, a colleague from Nippon Ham ≪Luis Mendoza, 39, who was a colleague of Ohtani’s at Nippon Ham from 2014 to 2017, watched the game against the Angels. He was reunited with Ohtani before the game.
Ohtani hugged Mendoza’s son, Marcelo (8), and said, “He’s getting so big! He was overjoyed. I was throwing 100 mph,” Mendoza said, to which Ohtani replied, “No, no, no!
Mendoza encouraged him to hit 75 homers and break Judge’s record (62 homers).
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