Dodgers Shohei Ohtani enters 40-40 club with walk-off grand slam
LOS ANGELES -- Friday night, hitting a.
Shohei Ohtani entered the walk-off grand slam in.
40-40 club in grand the bottom of the.
fashion Friday night, hitting ninth inning to reach.
a walk-off grand slam 40 home runs for.
in the bottom of the season and lift.
the ninth inning to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
reach 40 home runs to a 7-3 victory.
for the season and over the Tampa Bay.
lift the Los Angeles Rays. Ohtani stole his.
Dodgers to a 40th base earlier in.
Ohtani an infield single leading. stole his 40th base off the fourth inning,. earlier in the game, then stealing second during. reaching on an infield Freddie Freemans at-bat. Ohtani. single leading off the is the fastest player. fourth inning, then stealing in major league history. second during Freddie Freemans to reach the vaunted. at-bat.
Ohtani is the 40-40 mark, doing so. fastest player in major in his 126th game. league history to reach of the season. Alfonso. the vaunted 40-40 mark, Soriano held the previous. doing so in his mark, reaching 40-40 in. 126th game of the 147 games for the. season. Alfonso Soriano held Washington Nationals in 2006.. the previous mark, reaching Ohtani is the sixth. 40-40 in 147 games major leaguer to reach. for the Washington Nationals the milestone, and the. in 2006.
Ohtani is first Dodger. "Its really. the sixth major leaguer more about the winning,". to reach the milestone, Ohtani said through an. and the first Dodger.
interpreter. "Obviously the record. dir="ltr">"Its really more about is part of the. the winning," Ohtani said process, but I think. through an interpreter. "Obviously the most important thing. the record is part is about winning the. of the process, but game." Fridays blast was. I think the most the first walk-off homer. important thing is about of Ohtanis career and. winning the game."
Fridays his third grand slam.. blast was the first "Its just storybook --. walk-off homer of Ohtanis 40-40 on the same. career and his third night," manager Dave Roberts. grand slam.
"Its just said. "I dont know. storybook -- 40-40 on if thats ever been. the same night," manager done and then he. Dave Roberts said. "I wins it with a. dont know if thats grand slam. Hes definitely. ever been done and known for the dramatics,. then he wins it and this was something. with a grand slam. Ill remember for a. Hes definitely known for long time." Ohtanis 389-foot. the dramatics, and this shot snapped a 3-3. was something Ill remember tie. Rays center fielder. for a long time."
Jose Siri gave chase. dir="ltr">Ohtanis 389-foot shot snapped and the ball bounced. a 3-3 tie. Rays back onto the field.. center fielder Jose Siri He then threw it. gave chase and the into the stands, so. ball bounced back onto Ohtani didnt end up. the field. He then with the keepsake, according. threw it into the to Ohtanis interpreter, Will. stands, so Ohtani didnt Ireton. Ohtani took a. end up with the curtain call as the. keepsake, according to Ohtanis crowd of 45,556 stood. interpreter, Will Ireton.
Ohtani and cheered. Teammates Miguel. took a curtain call Rojas and Tesocar Hernandez. as the crowd of soaked him with water. 45,556 stood and cheered. on the field. "It. Teammates Miguel Rojas and means a tremendous amount. Tesocar Hernandez soaked him for me to be. with water on the able to do this. field.
"It means a in front of the. tremendous amount for me home crowd," he said.. to be able to Ohtani joins Soriano, Ronald. do this in front Acuna Jr., Alex Rodriguez,. of the home crowd," Barry Bonds and Jose. he said.
Ohtani joins Canseco in the 40-40. Soriano, Ronald Acuna Jr., club. Acuna became a. Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds member last season, when. and Jose Canseco in he belted 41 homers. the 40-40 club. Acuna and stole 73 bases.. became a member last Ohtani is on pace. season, when he belted to be the first. 41 homers and stole player with 50 homers. 73 bases.
Ohtani is and 50 stolen bases. on pace to be in a season in. the first player with MLB history, according to. 50 homers and 50 ESPN Stats & Information. stolen bases in a research. No player has. season in MLB history, had 45 homers and. according to ESPN Stats 45 steals in a. & Information research. No season. After never making. player has had 45 the postseason in his. homers and 45 steals six seasons with the. in a season.
After Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani. never making the postseason finds himself in a. in his six seasons pennant race with the. with the Los Angeles NL West-leading Dodgers. "The. Angels, Ohtani finds himself number one goal is. in a pennant race to get to the. with the NL West-leading postseason and win the. Dodgers.
"The number one World Series," he said.. goal is to get "Whatever the outcome is. to the postseason and for my record, thats. win the World Series," part of the process.". he said. "Whatever the Ohtanis 12 stolen bases. outcome is for my in August without being. record, thats part of caught are the most. the process."
Ohtanis 12 in a month by. stolen bases in August a Dodger since Rafael. without being caught are Furcal was 12-for-12 in. the most in a September and October 2007.. month by a Dodger "I know that hes. since Rafael Furcal was taking very good care. 12-for-12 in September and of his legs to. October 2007.
"I know be able to do. that hes taking very it and be that. good care of his dynamic player," Roberts said.. legs to be able "Hes doing his homework. to do it and on opposing pitchers and. be that dynamic player," hes getting great jumps.. Roberts said. "Hes doing Hes a much better. his homework on opposing base stealer. Hes very. pitchers and hes getting efficient." Roberts noted that. great jumps. Hes a earlier in the season. much better base stealer. and going back to. Hes very efficient."
Roberts when the Dodgers faced. noted that earlier in the Angels, Ohtani was. the season and going tentative on the basepaths. back to when the and his stolen base. Dodgers faced the Angels, percentage wasnt high. "Hes. Ohtani was tentative on an elite base stealer. the basepaths and his with a high success. stolen base percentage wasnt rate," the manager said.. high.
"Hes an elite "Im sure therell be. base stealer with a more dramatics to come.". high success rate," the New York Yankees star. manager said. "Im sure Aaron Judge leads the. therell be more dramatics majors with 49 homers.. to come."
New York Hes favored to win. Yankees star Aaron Judge AL MVP honors with. leads the majors with Ohtani predicted to do. 49 homers. Hes favored the same in the. to win AL MVP NL. "I just dont. honors with Ohtani predicted see anyone any better,". to do the same Roberts said. "Obviously Judge. in the NL.
"I is in the conversation,. just dont see anyone but man, Id take. any better," Roberts said. Shohei." Information from The. "Obviously Judge is in Associated Press was used. the conversation, but man, in this report. Friday. Id take Shohei."
Information night, hitting a walk-off. from The Associated Press grand slam in the. was used in this bottom of the ninth. report.
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