Shohei Ohtani Reaches 50 Stolen Bases, 50 Dwelling Runs

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

3:57 PM PT — Shohei Ohtani has performed it … he simply launched his fiftieth house 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 simply inched even nearer to historical past … he simply blasted his forty ninth house 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 famous person simply stole base quantity 50 (and 51) on the season — and the slugger now wants simply two extra house runs to change 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 prime of the primary inning of the Dodgers’ matinee street recreation in opposition to 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 may Ohtani’s private assortment or Cooperstown stays unclear.

The Japanese standout had a fairly chill response … nevertheless it’s arduous to disregard the unimaginable season he had in 12 months one with the Dodgers. In 149 video games this 12 months, 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 prone to set the file sooner fairly than later.

The 30-year-old DH can have the possibility to hit the historic dingers in entrance of the L.A. trustworthy (assuming he would not hit two in the present day) … because the group returns house for a six-game homestand in opposition to the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres.