Shohei Ohtani (30) of the Los Angeles Dodgers seems to be gradually recovering from his hit. The head coach gave the utmost compliment.
Ohtani started the 2024 Major League Texas Rangers home showdown at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on the 13th (Korea time), and started as a designated hitter, scoring one hit (one home run) and one RBI and one run from four times at bat.
He has been recovering since taking a break on the 11th. In fact, since June, Ohtani has been suffering from severe poor batting performance. He had a batting average of 0.326 until May, but as of the 10th, he had fallen to 0.310. 동행복권파워볼
In the last 15 games, the batting average was 0.213 (13 hits in 61 times at bat), four homers, nine RBIs, and an OPS of 0.753, which was worth 700 million dollars (about 963.9 billion won).
Notably, his slugging percentage has plummeted. His slugging percentage plummeted to 0.475 in June, and his OPS also fell below 1,000. However, Ohtani seems to be gradually getting wind of his recent games.
He had a two-run shot with 114.2 miles (183.8 kilometers) and a flying distance of 433 feet (132 meters) against Texas on the previous day. He hit the homer in five games after a game against Pittsburgh on Wednesday. He rose to third in the National League home run category. He had a homerun and a walk on the fourth base of the game.
Then, he began to drive home runs. At the game on Sunday, Ohtani hit a solo home run (17th of this season) from his first at bat. He is tying for second in the National League by tying with his teammate Teoscar Hernandez. He put pressure on Marcell Osuna (18 home runs) by one lead.
However, he remained quiet at bat afterwards. He sent the ball far away in the third inning, but ended up being caught by right fielder Adolis Garcia. The speed of the ball reached 112.5 miles (about 181 kilometers). At the third at bat in the fifth inning, he was out due to a fly to the center field. At the last at bat in the eighth inning, he struck out three pitches.
After the game, manager Dave Roberts said to Ohtani’s homer in two consecutive games, “Ohtani is good at targeting the strike zone. When things go well, he is the best hitter on the planet. He hit the ball well near his thighs,” adding, “The last three to four games were very good.”