Shohei Ohtani Reaches 50 Stolen Bases, 50 Residence Runs

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

3:57 PM PT — Shohei Ohtani has accomplished it … he merely launched his fiftieth residence run of the season with a seventh-inning blast in opposition to 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 merely inched even nearer to historic previous … he merely blasted his forty ninth residence run of the season throughout the sixth inning of the Dodgers’ Thursday afternoon tilt with the Marlins.

Shohei Ohtani is on the brink of historic previous … as a result of the Los Angeles Dodgers movie star merely stole base amount 50 (and 51) on the season — and the slugger now needs merely two further residence runs to alter into the first-ever 50/50 participant in Important League Baseball historic previous!

Ohtani didn’t waste quite a bit time. The second went down throughout the excessive of the first inning of the Dodgers’ matinee avenue sport in opposition to the Miami Marlins. With Shohei on second and teammate Freddie Freeman on first, the two executed a double steal. The catcher’s throw beat Ohtani to the bag … but the third baseman couldn’t get the tag down in time.

Shortly after the inning wrapped up, the Marlins’ grounds crew went and scooped up the historic base, and eradicated it from the sphere. Whether or not or not it’ll Ohtani’s non-public assortment or Cooperstown stays unclear.

The Japanese standout had a reasonably chill response … nevertheless it’s laborious to ignore the unimaginable season he had in yr one with the Dodgers. In 149 video video games this yr, Ohtani has a .287 batting frequent, a .978 OPS and 110 RBIs, together with all the prolonged balls.

And, that’s from a participant coming off Tommy John surgical process, which saved him as a result of the Dodgers’ full-time DH this season after signing a $700 million contract.

Now, he’s merely two dingers away from making historic previous — and with the tempo he’s on — he’s susceptible to set the doc sooner comparatively than later.

The 30-year-old DH might have the chance to hit the historic dingers in entrance of the L.A. reliable (assuming he wouldn’t hit two right now) … as a result of the workforce returns residence for a six-game homestand in opposition to the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres.