Shohei Ohtani Reaches 50 Stolen Bases, 50 Residence Runs

5:25 PM PT — Shohei Ohtani added one other residence run to his tally … launching a three-run shot 440 ft. He ended the day an ideal 6-6, with three residence runs, 10 RBIs, and two stolen bases.

3:57 PM PT — Shohei Ohtani has accomplished it … he simply launched his fiftieth residence run of the season with a seventh-inning blast towards the Marlins — making him the first-ever participant to have a season with 50 HRs and 50 stolen bases.

3:31 PM PT — Shohei Ohtani has simply inched even nearer to historical past … he simply blasted his forty ninth residence run of the season within the sixth inning of the Dodgers’ Thursday afternoon tilt with the Marlins.

Shohei Ohtani is getting ready to historical past … because the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrity simply stole base quantity 50 (and 51) on the season — and the slugger now wants simply two extra residence runs to turn into the first-ever 50/50 participant in Main League Baseball historical past!

Ohtani did not waste a lot time. The second went down within the high of the primary inning of the Dodgers’ matinee highway recreation towards the Miami Marlins. With Shohei on second and teammate Freddie Freeman on first, the 2 executed a double steal. The catcher’s throw beat Ohtani to the bag … however the third baseman could not get the tag down in time.

Shortly after the inning wrapped up, the Marlins’ grounds crew went and scooped up the historic base, and eliminated it from the sector. Whether or not it should Ohtani’s private assortment or Cooperstown stays unclear.

The Japanese standout had a fairly chill response … but it surely’s onerous to disregard the unimaginable season he had in yr one with the Dodgers. In 149 video games this yr, Ohtani has a .287 batting common, a .978 OPS and 110 RBIs, along with all of the lengthy balls.

And, that is from a participant coming off Tommy John surgical procedure, which saved him because the Dodgers’ full-time DH this season after signing a $700 million contract.

Now, he is simply two dingers away from making historical past — and with the tempo he’s on — he is more likely to set the report sooner reasonably than later.

The 30-year-old DH can have the possibility to hit the historic dingers in entrance of the L.A. devoted (assuming he would not hit two right this moment) … because the crew returns residence for a six-game homestand towards the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres.