Japanese star Shohei Ohtani’s bat has been cold lately, and it continued in the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
The Braves won the series, taking two games away from the 2025 World Series champs. Ohtani went 0-for-4 and has only four hits in his last 33 at-bats.
In Ohtani’s first at-bat in the bottom of the first, he was up against veteran Spencer Strider. Strider retired Ohani with a fastball that resulted in a strikeout.
He’s only homered once in his past 102 plate appearances. His sixth home run of the season came on April 26 against the Chicago Cubs, which is the last time he homered.
He’s now gone nine games in a row without hitting the long ball. The current home run leader(s) are Aaron Judge and Kyle Schwarber, who are tied for first with 16. Ohanti is nowhere near the top, tied for six home runs in 45th place with several other MLB players.