Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani breaks Ichiro Suzuki all-time MLB record
Shohei just keeps making baseball history.
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani breaks Ichiro Suzuki all-time MLB record originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Shohei Ohtani pretty much can't stop making baseball history.
His latest is quite special -- the Japanese superstar just broke an MLB record held by Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro previously held the mark for consecutive games reaching base by a player from Japan, at 43. Ohtani has now reached base in 44 games and counting after doing so again on Friday night.
MORE: Yankees outfielder once battled ostrich in 11-plate spaghetti-eating contest This came on Ohtani's first bobblehead night of the season, and he extended the streak with a fifth-inning single. "I thought he was going to hit a home run tonight," manager Dave Roberts said after the game, via MLB. com .
"And I think he wanted a home run tonight on his bobblehead night, but it just wasn't to be. " It was a wild night for the Dodgers, an 8-7 win over the Rangers, on a night that Ohtani was otherwise quiet. But the thing about a streak like this is that not every night can be loud.