Shohei Ohtani hits his 50th home run of the season in the seventh inning of a game against the Miami Marlins on Thursday, good for two runs.
15:24 JST, September 20, 2024
MIAMI — Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani on Thursday became the first major league player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season.
Ohtani stole his 50th base in the first inning of a game against the Miami Marlins and added another in the second inning.
He hit consecutive two-run homers in the sixth and seventh innings to reach his 49th and then 50th longball, and added his 51st, a three-run blast, in the ninth. It was his first three-homer game.
The 30-year-old Japanese slugger went 6-for-6 with 10 RBIs to help the Dodgers win in a 20-4 rout that secured a playoff spot. This, Ohtani’s seventh year in the big leagues, will be his first time in the postseason.
Ohtani became the sixth player to enter the 40-40 club on August 23, and also the fastest in history to reach that milestone. Before Ohtani, the highest level a 40-40 player had ever reached was 42-42.
