DENVER -- Shohei Ohtani continued his climb to the top of the Dodgers' on-base streak list (since 1900), solidifying his hold on third place as he logged his 52nd consecutive game reaching base safely in Los Angeles' 12-3 win over Colorado on Monday with a third-inning single to right field off Rockies starting pitcher Jose Quintana.
The reigning MVP finished the night going 1-for-4 with two walks and two runs scored. Over the four-game series, he went 6-for-18 with three doubles, five runs and an RBI.
Ohtani trails only Shawn Green, who reached base safely in 53 straight games in 2000, and Hall of Famer Duke Snider, who set the high-water mark in 1954 with a 58-game streak.
Ohtani’s streak started on Aug. 24, 2025. He passed Ron Cey’s fifth place mark of 47 games from 1975-76 earlier this year, and he passed “Wee” Willie Keeler’s 1900-1901 mark of 50 games on Sunday.
He has reached safely in 35 straight games against the Rockies -- dating back to July 2021 -- and has an active 14-game hitting streak against Colorado and a 20-game hitting streak at Coors Field.
Earlier this year, Ohtani passed Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki’s 2009 mark of 43 games, giving him the longest on-base streak by a Japanese-born player.
He also passed Babe Ruth’s career-best 51-game streak from 1923 on Monday.
“It's ironic that two two-way players, and arguably two of the best of all time [crossed paths on the leaderboard],” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “It's a tremendous streak. It's hard to get on base, certainly when everyone's trying to target you. This streak is one of the great ones, and hopefully he can keep it going.”
The overall MLB record since at least 1900 is Ted Williams’ 84-game on-base streak in 1949.