LOS ANGELES – Shohei Ohtani was named the Nationwide League hitter on Monday, the primary Dodgers participant to win the award this season, after a powerful week on the plate for the designated hitter.
Ohtani hit .524/.583/.952, going 11-for-21 final week with three dwelling runs, seven RBI, six runs scored, and two stolen bases in 5 video games towards the D-backs and Braves. After sitting out Wednesday for the primary time this season, adopted by the time without work Thursday, Ohtani was particularly robust over the weekend, with eight hits in 12 at-bats towards the Atlanta Dodgers.
On Saturday, Ohtani handed supervisor Dave Roberts for many dwelling runs by a Japanese-born Dodger, the identical day that Roberts shared that Ohtani purchased a Porsche recreation for the achievement. Then on Sunday, Ohtani hit two runs for his first multi-homer recreation with the Dodgers and seventeenth of his profession. It was a part of a four-hit recreation for Ohtani, tying his profession finest.
Ohtani's ultimate dwelling run on Sunday — his tenth of the season, tying him for the key league lead — was measured at 464 ft, his longest of the season and the third-longest of his profession.
That is the eighth profession Participant of the Week honor for Ohtani, who gained seven such awards with the Angels — two as a rookie in 2018, two in 2021, and three in 2023.
