It was August before Shohei Ohtani (30, Los Angeles Dodgers) joined the 40-40 club. At that time, there was already one person who boasted that Ohtani’s 50-50 achievement was certain.
Son Geon-young, an MLB expert commentator at SPOTV who is fluent in the four major professional sports in the United States and marks Ohtani this season.
At that time, Sohn guaranteed Ohtani’s “50-50” early, and especially, he left advice that the record should be achieved with a rush before leaving 10 remaining games. 안전놀이터
If the remaining games fall below 10 games, Ohtani’s own burden and the opponent’s checks can hamper the achievement of the milestone, so he has to hit home runs and set aside stolen bases in advance.
You may not have heard the advice, but Ohtani showed his super-high ability with six hits (three home runs) and 10 RBIs and two steals in an away game against Miami on the 20th (Korea time), going beyond “50-50” to “51-51.”
It was the 152nd game of this season by the Dodgers. Since the Major League plays 162 games in a season, it was the 10th game left against the Miami Marlins.
Ohtani returned to Dodger Stadium on the 21st and accumulated one more home run and stolen base in front of home fans, increasing his record to ’52-52′.
Ohtani’s recent two games have included four homers, nine hits, 12 RBIs and three steals. He advanced without hesitation until the 52-52 mark, which was unbelievable.
Then, expectations for “55-55” are slowly rising. Some even mention the possibility of “60-60.”
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts also joined in, raising expectations, saying, “If you know Otani, you’ll probably be aiming for 60-60,” adding, “You don’t know what Otani will do.”
Dodgers has eight remaining games until the end of this season. Will Ohtani be able to surpass 55 and reach 60 in the remaining eight games.
In August, he asked what Son thought when he hit a thrilling prophecy while riding a jokdu. “It’s easy,” he said without hesitation.
“The Dodgers have eight more games to play, and the opposing teams are Colorado (five) and San Diego (three). Ohtani is familiar with Colorado. Given his recent conditions, he can easily reach up to 55 home runs. San Diego is a little tricky, but it’s not a bad ball. He does not shy away from opponents.”
Then ’55-55′ is followed by ’60-60′. This is an area that no one expected or mentioned before this season.
If Ohtani, who is revered as the “God of Baseball” even by ML’s monsters, will he be able to go beyond 55 and go to 60 of the “unanswered questions.”
“Eight home runs in eight games is not easy,” Sohn said. “Ohtani has made the impossible possible. He has high expectations as he could run away.” His voice is not a boast but a high expectation.
