On May 15, 2025, Shohei Ohtani turned in a historic performance in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 19-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics at Dodger Stadium. The Japanese star hit two homers, drove in six runs and scored two more, cementing his status as one of the best hitters of the 2025 Major League Baseball season.
Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run in the third inning, a three-run blast that traveled 382 feet. In the next inning, he punished again with another two-run homer, this time 418 feet. He also produced one more run with a sacrifice fly, his first of the year. This was his third MLB game with six or more RBIs and his 20th with multiple home runs, making him the Japanese player with the most such games in league history.
Impressive statistics
At this point in the year, Shohei Ohtani leads the majors in runs scored (48) and shares the lead in home runs (15) with Aaron Judge and Kyle Schwarber.
It is also highlighted in:
Batting average:.310
OBP (on-base percentage):.409
SLG (slugging):.673
OPS: 1,082
OPS+: 203
In 42 games, Shohei Ohtani has recorded 52 hits, 10 stolen bases, 28 RBIs, 29 walks and 48 strikeouts in 198 plate appearances.
With these numbers, he reached 240 home runs in his lifetime and is only 5 RBIs shy of 600 in his career.
Unprecedented record in the first 42 games
What has really captured attention is that Shohei Ohtani is the first player in MLB history to accumulate in any stretch of 42 games in a single season:
15+ home runs
10+ stolen bases
45+ runs scored
25+ tickets
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He is also only the sixth player in the Wild Card era (since 1995) to hit 15 or more home runs and 10 or more stolen bases in that period, along with legends such as Barry Bonds, Raúl Mondesí and Fernando Tatis Jr.
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