Shohei Ohtani, in the context of the entire history of baseball, makes no sense.
Right now, he’s got a case as the best hitter on the planet, and the best pitcher on the planet, at the exact same time. He strengthened his arguments on Tuesday night for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The compelling narrative is this: Ohtani has the longest active on-base streak in MLB, and he also has the longest active scoreless inning streak in MLB, according to MLB Network’s Sarah Langs.
Ohtani has reached base in 36 consecutive games.
He hasn’t allowed a run in 22.2 consecutive innings.
No one has ever done something like this. But yeah, just your average Tuesday for Ohtani, the most talented baseball player to ever live.
On Tuesday against the Cleveland Guardians, Ohtani went 1-for-3 with two walks. He’s off to a bit of a slow start, batting .200 with a .655 OPS, but he’ll get it rolling. He always does.
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On the mound against Cleveland, Ohtani was nearly untouchable. He went 6.0 innings, allowed one hit, walked three and struck out six.
The Dodgers won, 4-1, giving Ohtani the pitching victory, as well.
L.A. fans had to wait until the Dodgers’ fifth game of the season for Ohtani to finally take the mound, and it was worth the wait. Batting leadoff and throwing six dominant innings remains an absurd feat that Ohtani makes look routine.
It’s like having two superstar players in one, and Ohtani continues to prove he’s capable of being a two-way player in a way that no one has ever even come close to accomplishing.
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