Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Can Reach Another Historic Feat Against Red Sox originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ do-it-all superstar Shohei Ohtani has already been labeled a ‘unicorn, ‘ and everyone knows he’s one of the most talented players in the MLB. The Japanese two-way star is in his eighth year in the MLB, and already has a laundry list of accolades.
The World Series Champion won Rookie of the Year when he came from Japan and has gone to five-straight All-Star games. Ohtani has won the MVP award in three of the last five seasons and is a three-time Silver Slugger.
However, the Dodgers’ superstar has a chance to further cement himself in baseball history this weekend when Los Angeles faces the Boston Red Sox. Ohtani has hit a power surge over his last five games, homering in each game.
SHOHEI OHTANI HAS HOMERED IN FIVE STRAIGHT GAMES 😱
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He became just the seventh Dodger to hit a home run in five straight games with his first-inning home run off Minnesota Twins’ starter Chris Paddack on Wednesday. The last Dodger to do so was teammate Max Muncy in 2019. However, no Dodger has ever extended the streak to six straight games, and Ohtani has a chance to become the first on Friday.
“I don’t know that answer,” manager Dave Roberts said (h/t MLB.com). “I do know that if he has the same approach that he’s had the last week, that Green Monster is very short. So any fly ball that he hits will be a homer. So he’s just got to continue to have that same approach when we go to Boston, and then we’ll see what happens.”
The Major League record for consecutive games with a home run is eight, which has been done by three players: Dale Long, Don Mattingly, and, most recently, Ken Griffey Jr. in 1993.
Ohtani would need to homer in each game this weekend to tie the record, and the Dodgers travel to Cincinnati to face the Reds on Monday.
While Ohtani has been homering, it hasn’t necessarily translated to wins for the Dodgers. Over his five-game stretch, Los Angeles is just 2-3. But for Ohtani, he just continues to make more history.
Ohtani had homered in three consecutive games 11 times in his career, but had never done it in four straight games until this stretch. The slugger kept his streak alive Tuesday night with a two-run home run off Twins’ closer Jhoan Duran in the ninth inning, the first homer Duran had allowed in over a year.
Ohtani now leads the National League with 37 home runs, just two behind Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who leads the MLB. We’ll see on Friday if Ohtani can keep the power surge going and make Dodgers’ history with his sixth straight game with a home run.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 24, 2025, where it first appeared.