MLB Dodgers win 3 consecutive division titles Ohtani, first 'champagne party'

MLB Dodgers win 3 consecutive division titles Ohtani, first 'champagne party'

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The Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) have won the National League (NL) West Division championship for the third consecutive year.

The Dodgers won 7-2 in a home game against the 2024 MLB San Diego Padres held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA on the 27th (Korean time), clinching the division championship regardless of the remaining game schedule.

The Dodgers have widened their lead over second-place San Diego to four games with just three games remaining in the regular season.

The Dodgers have won the division championship trophy in 11 of the 12 seasons since Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha Eagles) joined the team in 2013, excluding 2021.

What makes the Dodgers' division title this season even more meaningful is "superstar" Shohei Ohtani.

Ohtani, who joined the Los Angeles Angels in 2018 and played for them until last year, has won the division championship for the first time since joining the major leagues this year.

Ohtani, who has already become the first player in MLB history to 스포츠 hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases, won the championship trophy for his team with a game-winning RBI single instead of a home run.

The Dodgers tied the game in the seventh inning with a two-run home run by Will Smith when they were down 0-2, and Ohtani had a chance with one out and runners on first and second base.

Ohtani hit a ground ball through the infield to right field, bringing home Enrique Hernandez from second base, making the game 3-2.

The Dodgers, who did not let up on their offense, soon increased the score to 5-2 with a two-RBI hit by Mookie Betts, and then Andy Parheys hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning.

Ohtani went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored, raising his season batting average to .305.

Ohtani also became the first player to reach 400 bases in a MLB season in 23 years, following Barry Bonds, Luis Gonzalez, Todd Helton and Sammy Sosa in 2001.