{"id":58167,"date":"2025-06-24T07:53:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=58167"},"modified":"2025-06-24T07:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:53:41","slug":"dodgers-superstar-shohei-ohtani-does-something-not-seen-in-90-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=58167","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Superstar Shohei Ohtani Does Something Not Seen in 90 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shohei Ohtani\u00a0has only made two pitching appearances for the\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0this year, but he&#8217;s quickly reminding fans why he&#8217;s one of the greatest two-way players in baseball history.<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani&#8217;s unique skill set was on full display during Sunday&#8217;s 13-7 rout of the\u00a0Washington Nationals. 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Haliburton Injury, NBA Schedule &amp; more. &#8212; OFFICIAL REVIEW<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exp-ui__cta exp-ui__state__shown\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"exp-ui__cta-text\">Watch More<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exp-ui__sticky exp-ui__sticky-position__bottom-right\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__sticky__close-btn\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The three-time MVP also served as Los Angeles&#8217; DH and leadoff hitter, allowing him to make franchise history at the plate.<\/p>\n<p>Ohtani had a monster day in the batter&#8217;s box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run, three runs, five RBI and a walk during the series finale at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>With his two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth,\u00a0Ohtani tied a team record for most RBI by a pitcher in a single game, becoming the first Dodgers pitcher with five RBI in a game since Van Mungo in 1935.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-c89908a743054ee483d7f7c1b77cfa8c\" data-google-query-id=\"CIGf6uTJiY4DFX1PwgUdzQUKeA\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers_6__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/ad257bffd39f2155f2141013bd43a33f.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"173\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlakeHHarris\/status\/1937228212876296271\" data-rhp=\"1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1937228212876296271&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fmlb%2Flos-angeles-dodgers%2Fshohei-ohtani-does-something-not-seen-in-90-years&amp;sessionId=8504009887cf75733b428aa341b2dc386eefb66f&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1937228212876296271\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Baseball-Reference, Ohtani became the fourth pitcher in franchise history with five RBI in a game, joining Mungo, Doc Scanlan (1910) and Frank Kitson (1901).<\/p>\n<p>The five RBI were Ohtani&#8217;s second-most in a game this season, trailing only his\u00a0two-homer, six-RBI performance\u00a0against the\u00a0Athletics\u00a0on May 15. 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