Baseball: Ohtani sets 44-game on-base record for Japanese-born player

LOS ANGELES - Shohei Ohtani set the record for the longest on-base streak by a Japanese-born Major League Baseball player at 44 consecutive games in the Los Angeles Dodgers' walk-off 8-7 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday.

Ohtani went 1-for-4 with an intentional walk, including a single to right field at Dodger Stadium, breaking the previous record set by Ichiro Suzuki in 2009 with Seattle. The streak dates back to last season.