Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani just made it harder for the rest of the National League to catch him atop the MVP ladder.
The 31-year-old Ohtani had another impressive outing on the mound on Wednesday, as he tamed the Arizona Diamondbacks hitters in a 7-0 win at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.
In his 10th start of the 2026 season, Ohtani tossed six scoreless innings, giving up just two hits and issuing a walk while striking out six. His scintillating performance further lowered his ERA to just 0.74.
That ERA after 10 starts to begin a season is among the lowest in baseball history.
According to ESPN Insights, that’s the third-lowest ERA over the same stretch ever.
Only Jacob deGrom (0.56) in 2021 and Juan Marichal (0.59) in 1966 had better ERAs through 10 starts than Ohtani.