Dodgers’ Ohtani Almost Certain to Clinch 2 Batting Titles
Denver, Colorado, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is almost certain to clinch two of this season’s three major batting titles for the National League in the U.S. Major League Baseball, but is unlikely to achieve the triple crown.
In the 2024 regular season’s final game for the Dodgers on Sunday, against the Colorado Rockies, Ohtani slugged his 54th home run, a solo blast, and went one-for-four. His runs batted in this season reached 130. Ohtani’s final batting average this season came to .310, making it very difficult for the Japanese baseball phenom to win the title in the category in the league.
After Sunday’s game, he said: “I wasn’t thinking much about winning the triple crown. I didn’t even know the gaps with players ahead of me. Instead, I concentrated on doing my best at the plate.”
After becoming the first-ever player in MLB history to achieve 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in a single regular season Sept. 19, Ohtani continued to increase his home runs and steals.
The Dodgers won the National League West for the third straight year and will appear in the league’s Division Series from Saturday. Ohtani will play in the postseason series for the first time in his seven-year career in the MLB.
