Shohei Ohtani Joins Former Seattle Mariners Infielder in Exclusive History
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs opened the 2025 MLB season Tuesday morning with the first of the two-game Tokyo Series at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Los Angeles, the defending World Series champions, took the game 4-1. The game featured multiple Japanese-born players from both teams. Shota Imanaga was the starting pitcher for the Cubs and Yoshinobu Yamamoto started for the Dodgers. Seiya Suzuki was the designated hitter for Chicago and the defending National League MVP, Shohei Ohtani, was Los Angeles' DH.
And Ohtani put on a show in his native country.
Ohtani finished the game 2-for-5, including a double, and scored two runs. With that statline, Ohtani joined a very exclusive club.
Shohei Ohtani is just having fun out there 🤩 #TokyoSeries pic.twitter.com/W8SwkZXUiS
— MLB (@MLB) March 18, 2025
Per a post on "X" from Nugget Chef (@jayhaykid) of Underdog Fantasy, Ohtani became the first National League player with multiple hits and multiple runs scored at the Tokyo Dome. He was the second player ever to accomplish that feat, joining former Seattle Mariners corner infielder Ryon Healy.
Shohei Ohtani is the first player with multiple hits and multiple runs scored in a game at the Tokyo Dome since Ryon Healy did so on March 21, 2019.
— nugget chef (@jayhaykid) March 18, 2025
He is the first NL player to ever do so.
Healy became the first member of that club on March 21, 2019, in Game 2 of that year's iteration of the Tokyo Series against the Oakland Athletics. Healy went 2-for-5 with a home run, scored two runs and had two RBIs. Seattle won 5-4 in 12 innings.
That game is most remembered for being the final game of Ichiro Suzuki's career.
Healy played for the Mariners from 2018-19. He hit .236 with 31 home runs and 99 RBIs in 180 games across those two seasons.
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