{"id":35634,"date":"2025-07-25T06:08:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T06:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/35634\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T06:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T06:08:18","slug":"five-for-five-shohei-ohtani-joins-dodger-greats-with-latest-hr-feat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/35634\/","title":{"rendered":"Five-for-Five: Shohei Ohtani Joins Dodger Greats With Latest HR Feat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-dd2a400b=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/shohei-ohtani-player\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a> homered for the fifth consecutive game on Wednesday, tying a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> franchise record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-dd2a400b=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/new-york-yankees-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yankees<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/aaron-judge-player\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Judge<\/a> was the last player to homer in five consecutive games, accomplishing that feat last year.<\/p>\n<p>Shohei Ohtani crushes his NL leading 37th home run   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/watch\/fmc-1v2gk5ww76ywnmli\" class=\"pointer video\" data-v-63c9d14b=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/h6x8plqai8gkz24a.png\" alt=\"Shohei Ohtani crushes his NL leading 37th home run \" loading=\"eager\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" class=\"thumbnail\" data-v-63c9d14b=\"\"\/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-dd2a400b=\"\">Ohtani, who leads the National League with 37 home runs, homered in the first inning off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/minnesota-twins-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Twins<\/a> starter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/chris-paddack-2-player\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Paddack<\/a>. He hit a slow curveball 441 feet to center. He carried the bat midway down the first-base line and then did a bat flip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-dd2a400b=\"\">This is the seventh time in Dodgers history that a player has homered in five consecutive games. Ohtani joins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/max-muncy-player\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Muncy<\/a>, Joc Pederson, Adrian Gonzalez, Matt Kemp, Shawn Green and Roy Campanella in that club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-dd2a400b=\"\">Ohtani, a three-time MVP, is batting .276 with 70 RBIs. He\u2019s also pitched well in six games and is scheduled to throw four innings on Monday in Cincinnati as he is getting close in his buildup as a starter, coming back from his second right UCL repair surgery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-dd2a400b=\"\">With an off day on Thursday, Ohtani&#8217;s next chance to see if he can homer in six consecutive games will be against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Red Sox<\/a> in Boston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-dd2a400b=\"\">Reporting by The Associated Press.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-dd2a400b=\"\">Want great stories delivered right to your inbox?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Create or log in to your FOX Sports account<\/a> and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily!<\/p>\n<p>\n        recommended\n      <\/p>\n<p> Arrow pointing to the leftArrow pointing to the right <\/p>\n<p>Item 1 of 2<\/p>\n<p>   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MLB.vresize.160.160.medium.0.png\" alt=\"Major League Baseball\" class=\"team-logo\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"\/> Get more from the Major League Baseball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani homered for the fifth consecutive game on Wednesday, tying a Los Angeles Dodgers franchise record. 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