DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani stole base No. 57 in the second inning Friday night against Colorado to pass Ichiro Suzuki for the most in a single season by a Japanese-born player.
Suzuki played for Seattle, the New York Yankees, Miami and then briefly returned to the Mariners over a career that spanned parts of 19 seasons.
Ohtani has now successfully stolen 34 straight bases without being caught. It’s the second-longest streak in franchise history, trailing only Davey Lopes’ 38 in a row in 1975.
He is 57 of 61 on stolen-base attempts this season.
Ohtani, who already created the 50/50 club last week, hit his National League-leading 54th home run, a three-run shot, in the sixth inning Friday to put the Dodgers up 9-2. He has 26 RBIs in his past 12 games, a franchise record.
Chasing a possible Triple Crown, Ohtani is batting .308, which trails Luis Arráez (.312) and Marcell Ozuna (.310).
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
