Shohei Ohtani extends MLB's longest active on-base streak to 49 games with leadoff double

Shohei Ohtani opened the Los Angeles Dodgers’ series opener against the Colorado Rockies with a leadoff double Thursday night at Coors Field in Denver, extending his regular-season on-base streak to 49 games, according to MLB.com’s game story.

The streak began Aug. 24, 2025, and has carried from the end of last season into mid-April 2026. MLB statistical summaries list it as the longest active on-base streak in the majors. For Ohtani, the Dodgers’ multiple-time MVP and two-way star, the run has become one of the standout early markers of the season.

There is a wrinkle in the franchise-history framing. MLB.com’s initial headline and opening lines described Ohtani’s streak as the third-longest in Dodgers history. But other MLB statistical summaries and historical leader lists place him fourth on the franchise’s since-1900 leaderboard. Those summaries list Duke Snider first at 58 games, followed by Shawn Green at 53, Willie Keeler at 50 and Ohtani at 49.

That distinction matters because Ohtani’s streak is notable enough without overstating its place in team history. Its significance is clear on the current major league leaderboard: no active player has a longer regular-season on-base streak, and few such runs carry cleanly across two seasons.

MLB’s game story, citing OptaSTATS, added a broader historical note to Ohtani’s current stretch. Since earned runs became an official statistic in 1913, only Ohtani and Babe Ruth have, at some point in their careers, both a 30-plus-game on-base streak and a 30-plus-inning streak without allowing an earned run.

That pitching note also fits Ohtani’s recent workload. MLB’s game story said he had recently seen a 32 2/3-inning earned-runless streak on the mound come to an end, underscoring the unusual overlap between his offensive consistency and pitching production.

For now, the clearest takeaway is the simplest one: Ohtani’s leadoff double pushed his regular-season on-base streak to 49 games, the longest active streak in Major League Baseball, while available MLB statistical summaries place it fourth on the Dodgers’ since-1900 list.