Ohtani Chases Babe Ruth Record With Dodgers
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Shohei Ohtani plays baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is from Japan.
Ohtani is now near a big record. Long ago, a famous player named Babe Ruth had this record. People called Ruth "the god" of baseball.
No other player today has this record. Ohtani can be the only active player with it.
Ohtani is playing many games in a row. This is called a streak. He is batting first and playing as DH. A DH only hits the ball. He does not play in the field.
Ohtani wants to hit his 31st home run this season. A home run is a big hit. The ball goes out of the park.
He hit three home runs in three games before. This is called a hitting streak.
Another Japanese player, Roki Sasaki, wants his sixth win this season. He is a pitcher.
Vocabulary15 words
- record
- the best result ever
- active player
- a player who is playing now
- streak
- many games or wins in a row
- DH
- a player who only hits, not fields
- home run
- a hit that goes out of the park
- hitting streak
- hitting well in many games in a row
- win
- a game a pitcher's team wins
- pitcher
- the player who throws the ball
- batting
- hitting the ball in baseball
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- field
- the grass area where players stand
- famous
- known by many people
- team
- a group of players
- game
- one match in a sport
- hit
- to make the ball go with a bat
Quiz
Answer key
1. A baseball player from Japan 2. Babe Ruth's 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Shohei Ohtani plays baseball for the Los Angeles _____.
Ohtani is now near a big _____.
Long ago, a famous player named Babe _____ had this record.
No other player today has this _____.
Ohtani is playing many games in a row. This is called a _____.
He is batting first and playing as _____.
Ohtani wants to hit his 31st _____ this season.
He hit three home runs in three games before. This is called a _____.
Another Japanese player, Roki Sasaki, wants his sixth _____ this season.