Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run in the first inning on April 11 at Dodger Stadium. Jack Leiter started for the Rangers. Ohtani turned a 1-0 deficit into a 1-1 tie with one swing. The home run extended his consecutive on-base streak to 45 games, the longest by a Dodger since Shawn Green reached in 53 straight in 2000.
The streak dates to August 24, 2025. It carried through the final 31 games of that regular season, across the postseason and a second consecutive World Series title, and into every game of 2026.
On April 10, Ohtani had pushed the streak to 44 games with a fifth-inning single off Kumar Rocker, passing Ichiro Suzuki's 43-game mark set with the Mariners in 2009 for the longest on-base streak by a Japanese-born player. The 45th game came in the form of a first-pitch home run.
The methods have varied. Singles, walks, extra-base hits. When pitchers work around him, he takes the base. When they challenge him, he does what he did on April 11. The streak has been built on decisions more than on any single swing.
The Dodgers' franchise record since 1900 belongs to Duke Snider at 58 games, set in 1954. Ohtani is 13 games away. The all-time MLB record is Ted Williams' 84 games in 1949.
The streak is active.