Ohtani started the season’s final game against the Colorado Rockies in the 2024 Major League Baseball at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on the 30th (Korea Standard Time) and recorded one hit and one stolen base in four at-bats.

Ohtani, who had a batting average of 315 home runs, 58 steals, and 410 hits in 158 games before the game, joined the club 55 (homer)-55 (stealing) for the first time in the Major League in the final game, won three hits in the National League for the first time in 87 years, and challenged for the sixth 400 hits-100 long hit in the Major League history, but only had one single hit.

Ohtani appeared as a leadoff hitter in the top of the first inning and hit a grounder to the second base off Colorado starter Ryan Feltner. He failed to make an 85.4 mph (137 km) changeup attempt, which fell out wide for the fifth time in the ball count 2B-2S.

Ohtani, who was a leadoff hitter in the top of the fourth inning when he was trailing 0-1, dominated the 3B-1S advantageous count against Feltner, but hit a 95.4-mile (153km) four-seam fastball outside the fifth pitch to score a grounder to shortstop.

His third at bat was also a poor hitter. He still had two outs and no runner in the top of the sixth inning when his team was losing 0-1. After watching Feltner’s strike on the first pitch, he reacted to a four-seam fastball of 94.3 miles (151 kilometers) around his body on the second pitch, but was grounded out to second base.

The hit came at his last at bat. He appeared at the top of the eighth inning with one out and a runner on the first base, and hit Victor Vodnick’s 99.3-mile (159-kilometer) fastball at the third pitch, which was formed at 1B-1S, to lead to a right-handed hit. He then succeeded in double steal when serving as the batter of James Outman, and reached 59th base for this season.

Ohtani moved one more base to pitcher Bork, but failed to score due to the failure of a follow-up hit.

Ohtani, who added one more hit, finished his great season with a batting average of 317 hits, 54 home runs, 130 RBIs, 59 stolen bases and 134 runs in 159 games. After joining the 50-50 club for the first time in the Major League, he created a 400-base hit record in 23 years since 2001, and broke the record of the most stolen bases for a single season by an Asian player in the Major League, surpassing the “idol” Ichiro Suzuki (56 stolen bases in 2001).

After the game, MLB.com , the official website of the Major League, said, “Otani did not rank No. 1 in batting average, but he had hits in 12 consecutive games. During the period, he had 29 hits in 547 at-bats, seven homers, 22 RBIs and 11 steals. He had only nine strikeouts,” and praised Otani for his third win in the MVP award. “He is expected to win his first win in the National League.”

According to MLB.com , Ohtani said after the game, “I think the most important thing is that I was able to play consistently throughout the year. I am grateful and grateful to all the staff who have supported me throughout this season.”

As for the secret of the all-time career high, he said, “I didn’t change my approach much. I didn’t necessarily try to get a hit, but I thought it was important to improve the quality of my at-bat. That kind of approach helped me greatly in my development at-bat.”

The team’s head coach also applauded Ohtani for his historic 2024 season. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “What’s surprising is that Ohtani goes out and shows every day to meet his expectations and expectations for himself. I can’t imagine the pressure of all those expectations. However, he is very prepared and performs well.”

The Dodgers, who have already confirmed the top spot in the National League West, finished the 2024 season with 98 wins and 64 losses with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Colorado. The Dodgers will play Game 1 of the long-awaited Division Series against the winner of the National League Wild Card Series on the 5th. 메이저사이트

Ohtani, who dreams of his first career championship ring, said, “Now that the regular season is over, the accumulated statistics are no longer important.”