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By Nelson Espinal
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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has drawn six straight walks in the World Series, passing the legendary Lou Gehrig for the longest streak in World Series history.
He is now tied with former Dodger Corey Seager, who still has the longest streak in a single postseason run from back in the 2023 ALDS, according to ESPN Insights.
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Ohtani has been walking since going 4-for-4 with two home runs during Game 3 of the World Series. He last registered an at-bat in the seventh inning of Game 3, which went 18 innings.
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Ohtani is hitting .283/.424/.811 with eight home runs and 14 RBIs, along with two doubles and a triple in the postseason.
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His hot streak hitting during the World Series forced Schneider to avoid giving him further at-bats.
“He had a great game, he’s a great player, but I think after that, you just kind of take the bat out of his hands,” Schneider said.
“His performance was really good. He’s arguably the best player on the planet.
“There are certain times where I feel like you feel better about someone else beating you. If that someone else is Mookie Betts or Freddie Freeman it still stings. But [Ohtani] had a great game and we’re just going to try to continue to execute.”
The Blue Jays were up 5-4 in the seventh inning, though they pitched to Ohtani after already going 3-for-3, and he hit a game-tying solo home run. Neither team scored after Ohtani's homer until Freddie Freeman's walk-off moonshot in the bottom of the 18th inning.
Roberts does not blame the Blue Jays for their cautious approach regarding the hand of the Dodgers' superstar.
“I get it,” Roberts said. “He's the best player on the planet, he was on the heels of a huge offensive night and John smelled that. He wasn't going to let Shohei beat him at all, obviously, and even when nobody was on base, [he was] putting him on to make the other guys beat him.”
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