Shohei Ohtani breaks Ichiro Suzuki's MLB on-base streak record for Japanese players
Ichiro Suzuki had a statue and a record broken on Friday.
His statue’s bat wasn’t the only thing Ichiro Suzuki had broken on Friday . With a single in the fifth inning of game against the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani extended his on-base streak to 44 games. That breaks a record previously held by the Seattle Mariners legend for the longest on-base streak by a Japanese-born player.
He got there on one of his three bobblehead nights with the Dodgers this season, after four last year. Shohei Ohtani extends his on-base streak to 44 games, passing Ichiro Suzuki for the longest streak by a Japanese-born player in MLB history! pic.
twitter. com/Axy8zv9sbD — MLB (@MLB) April 11, 2026 The streak is also the longest active streak in MLB, and more than halfway to the all-time record of 84 games set by Ted Williams in 1949. He is 14 away from the Dodgers record held by Duke Snider, with 58 .
Ohtani’s streak dates back to Aug. 23, 2025, when he went 0-for-4 against the San Diego Padres, he has reached base ever game since then, while winning a second straight World Series title in between. Funnily enough, he’s reached base in every game this season and is still on pace to post his worst OPS since 2022, the only year since 2020 he hasn’t won an MVP award.