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Manager Roberts begs Ohtani: “I need a new car”

■Nationals – Dodgers (25th Japan time, Washington DC)

Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani will play as the No. 2 designated hitter in the game against the Nationals on the 24th (25th Japan time). On the same card on the previous day, the 23rd (24th), he was No. 6 in two consecutive races. He is just one shy of manager Dave Roberts’ record of seven hits by a Japanese-born player on the Dodgers. Before the match, the coach laughed loudly when he asked a reporter, “Are you going to be in line with just one more? One more?”

During his home game against the Mets on the 21st (22nd), Ohtani surpassed Hideki Matsui to become the most ranked Japanese player in the majors with 176. He hit a No. 6 solo in the 9th inning of a game against the Nationals on the 23rd (24th). Manager Roberts, who is originally from Okinawa, is just one shot away from the seven hits he set during his time with the Dodgers, and he said enthusiastically before the game, “If possible, today would be the best, but I want to do my best.”

Manager Roberts asked Ohtani to “beg” him in case he beats his record. “I need a new car,” he said, making reporters laugh.

(Full-Count Editorial Department)