Sean Green, who lost the club’s record for the most home runs to Shohei Ohtani, praised the Dodgers’ junior.
In an interview with the LA Times on the 20th (local time), Green said, “If the record was going to be broken, I hoped it would be broken by a great player,” adding, “Ohtani is the greatest player in history.” “His first season with the Dodgers must have been more burdensome (for Otani),” he said, “I’m really surprised that he did 50-50.”
Prior to Ohtani, Green had the most home runs in the Los Angeles Dodgers history. Having played in the big leagues from 1993 to 2007, Green had 49 home runs in 2001 while playing for the Dodgers, which was the record of most home runs in his team. Ohtani hit three home runs on the day, breaking Green’s record for the first time in 23 years.
Green replied that the most remarkable part of Ohtani’s record was stolen bases. “What surprised me the most was stolen bases,” Green said. “It’s an absolutely ridiculous figure.”
Green claimed that a 193 centimeter tall man like Ohtani is more difficult to steal. “(Me too) I once stole 35 bases in a season, and it was really hard,” he said. “Usually, players who are good at stealing are small players like Ricky Henderson and Vince Coleman who can take the first step faster.” “If you try to steal, it’s too much for your body. If you are more aggressive, it’s too much for your body.”
However, Ohtani has shown remarkable steal success rate to the extent that Green’s claim is overshadowed. While he stole 51 times this season, he failed to steal only four times.토토사이트 추천
Ohtani had six hits, three homers, 10 RBIs, four runs and two steals from six times at bat on the day. Ohtani, who achieved 40-40 last month, made it 50-50 in less than a month, marking a milestone in major league history.
“This player is doing something that no one can trust,” Green said. “As far as we know, 60-60 is also possible.”