Ohtani picks up two hits, first RBI in winning debut
- 2 months ago
The Sho is underway. Shohei Ohtani filled up the box score as he made his Dodgers debut today against the Padres in Game 1 of the Seoul Series at the Gocheok SkyDome in Korea.
Ohtani’s much-anticipated beginning featured strength and speed. He clocked a pitch at 112.3 mph for a third-inning single, his first hit with his new club. He followed that quickly -- literally -- with his first stolen base in Dodger blue.
The two-time unanimous AL MVP capped his first game of the season with an RBI single in the eighth that brought home the final run in Los Angeles’ 5-2 victory.
Here is a recap of what happened in each of Ohtani’s first five at-bats of the 2024 regular season.
The Dodgers entered the eighth trailing, 2-1, but then strung together three run-scoring plays -- a sacrifice fly, a fielding error thanks to a broken glove and a Mookie Betts RBI single -- to jump in front. That set the stage for Ohtani. The first pitch he saw from Morejon was a 98 mph sinker off the inside corner, but Ohtani muscled it into center field for a single and his first Dodgers RBI. The knock scored Gavin Lux and gave Los Angeles a 5-2 advantage.
Ohtani’s much-anticipated beginning featured strength and speed. He clocked a pitch at 112.3 mph for a third-inning single, his first hit with his new club. He followed that quickly -- literally -- with his first stolen base in Dodger blue.
The two-time unanimous AL MVP capped his first game of the season with an RBI single in the eighth that brought home the final run in Los Angeles’ 5-2 victory.
Here is a recap of what happened in each of Ohtani’s first five at-bats of the 2024 regular season.
The Dodgers entered the eighth trailing, 2-1, but then strung together three run-scoring plays -- a sacrifice fly, a fielding error thanks to a broken glove and a Mookie Betts RBI single -- to jump in front. That set the stage for Ohtani. The first pitch he saw from Morejon was a 98 mph sinker off the inside corner, but Ohtani muscled it into center field for a single and his first Dodgers RBI. The knock scored Gavin Lux and gave Los Angeles a 5-2 advantage.