Present position:Shohei Ohtani's stolen >>Text
Shohei Ohtani's stolen
Credit Card Protection Policies5Have read
About Shohei Ohtani's stolen-base surge: How baseball's best player added another elite skill to his arsen...
Shohei Ohtani's stolen-base surge: How baseball's best player added another elite skill to his arsenal
Ohtani is trying to create baseball's 50-50 club by stealing more bases than he ever has before
By R.J. Anderson • 6 min readWith just over two weeks remaining in Major League Baseball's regular season, it's safe to declare Shohei Ohtani's first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers a massive success. He's positioned himself to win his third career Most Valuable Player Award; he's made progress toward returning to the mound next spring; oh, and he's established a new historic benchmark by becoming the first player in recorded history to tally at least 45 home runs and 45 stolen bases in the same season. A 50-50 effort is within reach (he enters play Tuesday with 46 homers and 47 steals).
Ohtani, 30, had previously dazzled with his bat and his arm. This season, though, baseball's preeminent multi-hyphenate has added another descriptor to his collection: basestealing extraordinaire. While it's not common for any star to become a master thief after their 30th birthday -- players tend to decline in that area by this time in their careers, and, anecdotally, teams tend to throw up the red light on their best players to preserve their health -- there's not much that is common about Ohtani's career.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, no stranger to the art of the stolen base, credited Ohtani's newfound ability to the quiet behind-the-scenes work he's put in with coach Clayton McCullough on his technique and approach. "I just think now he is looking like a base stealer," Roberts told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune last month. "The jumps are way better, the situations he runs just makes more sense to the scoreboard and he's became a really plus base stealer and not just a fast baseball player."
The results indicate Ohtani's hard work is paying off. Not only has he been more aggressive on the basepaths, he's been far more efficient, too. He entered Monday with would-be career-best marks in various categories, including total stolen bases, efficiency, and attempt rate per opportunity. (Do note that stolen-base opportunities are defined as times he was on first or second with the next base open.)
Tags:
Reprinted :Welcome friends to share to the network, but please explain the source of the article“Credit Card Protection Policies”。http://aqntz.feilaokan.com/rmrgh2.html
Related articles
Islanders fire Lane Lambert, hire Hall of Famer Patrick Roy to be next head coach
Shohei Ohtani's stolenIslanders fire Lane Lambert, hire Hall of Famer Patrick Roy to be next head coach Roy's last...
Read more
With $172 million star struggling, Phillies might make ‘extreme’ playoff correction
Shohei Ohtani's stolenWith $172 million star struggling, Phillies might make ‘extreme’ playoff correctionPeter Chawaga...
Read more
Yoshinobu Yamamoto injury update: Dodgers' $325 million ace to begin rehab assignment after two
Shohei Ohtani's stolenYoshinobu Yamamoto injury update: Dodgers' $325 million ace to begin rehab assignment after two-mont...
Read more
Top Article
- Aces sign Tiffany Hayes in surprise move as former WNBA All
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto injury update: Dodgers' $325 million ace to begin rehab assignment after two
- Dodgers All
- Orioles lose Zach Eflin to IL with shoulder inflammation amid battle with Yankees for AL East title
- How Senators went from preseason playoff darlings to NHL's basement before the All
- Eduardo Rodriguez makes season debut as Diamondbacks send Guardians to season