Shohei Ohtani took the mound on Wednesday afternoon versus the Toronto Blue Jays in a World Series rematch from last year’s epic seven-game set, but he didn’t pick up the win. The Dodgers took a 4–3 loss, and the two-way star also went hitless at the plate, going 0 for 3. However, he still made history with his work as a batter, courtesy of drawing a walk to lead off the game.
With that, Ohtani reached base safely for the 43rd straight game. He already held the longest active on-base streak in Major League Baseball, but by reaching base safely again, Ohtani tied a record by Hall of Famer, Ichiro Suzuki. Reaching base 43 games in a row is something that only Ichiro and Ohtani have done among Japanese-born players. It is also the sixth-longest on-base streak by any Dodgers player since 1900.
