0.124 batting average, 0 homers since May 2021
San Francisco left-handed bullpen Taylor Rogers, who allowed Ohtani to hit his first home run of the Los Angeles Dodgers on the 4th. Shohei Ohtani LA Dodgers broke down the left-handed Grim Reaper. At a home game against the San Francisco Giants held at Dodger Stadium in California on the 4th , Ohtani started as a designated hitter and recorded two hits one home run and two runs and one RBI from four times at bat, leading the team to a 5-4 victory. The Dodgers, which won its seventh game two losses of the season, maintained its lone lead in the National League West. Lee Jung-hoo's team San Francisco Giants ranked fourth among the five teams in the NL West with two wins and five losses. Ohtani had one hit until his third at bat, and hit his first home run of the Dodgers in the eighth inning. With the team leading 4-3, Ohtani targeted left-handed bullpen Taylor Rogers with two outs and no runners. With the ball count 3-ball-1 strike, he pulled a sinker of 93.2 miles per hour 149.9 kilometers/h for the fifth pitch, and flew well over the right fence. The ball flew at 105.6 miles 169.9 kilometers/h at an angle of 24 degrees. The flying distance of 430 feet 131 meters. Ohtani hits his first home run of the season in a home game against San Francisco on the 4th . It was Ohtani's first homerun for the Dodgers in nine games and 41 at-bats after the season opened. The homer drew attention even more because his opponent was Rodgers. Rodgers is San Francisco's must-win group, which is close to the left-handed Grim Reaper. Last year, he recorded a batting average of 0.101 and a batting average of 0.124. At 103 at-bats, the left-handed batter hit zero homers. MLB, the official website of the Major League Baseball, reported Ohtani's homer, saying, "The Dodgers have never given a homer to a left-handed batter since May 2021." "Honestly, I'm so lucky to be able to hit my first homerun," Ohtani said through an interpreter after the game. "Until I have experienced the background, I will not know about him. I learned that he is not swayed. The results may not be as good as we expected. However, given his attitude and attitude toward playing every day, he is good at distinguishing between work and work that is not." Recently, Ohtani has been under fire over illegal gambling by Mizuhara Ifei, who worked as an interpreter for several years. As the silence on home runs has prolonged, speculation has been raised that he may be affected by the incident. Making his big league debut in 2018, Ohtani became the Rookie of the Year in the American League AL that year. He also won the MVP of the AL in 2021 and 2023. As a result, he joined the Dodgers this winter with a 10-year contract worth 700 million U.S. dollars 917.4 billion won. His batting average for this season was 0.270 10 hits in 37 times at bat, one homer, and four RBIs in nine games. His OPS, which combines his on-base percentage 0.317 and his slugging percentage 0.432, is 0.749. Due to elbow surgery, he does not play as a pitcher this year.