Shohei Ohtani becomes first player in major league history to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases in a season

Shohei Ohtani became nan first awesome convention subordinate to deed 50 location runs and bargain 50 bases successful a season, pinch nan Los Angeles Dodgers prima going heavy doubly to scope nan half-century people and swiping 2 bags to get to 51 against nan Miami Marlins connected Thursday.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 15: Shohei Ohtani #17 of nan Los Angeles Dodgers reacts aft hitting an RBI double during nan 5th inning against nan Atlanta Braves astatine Truist Park connected September 15, 2024 successful Atlanta, Georgia. Todd Kirkland / Getty Images

Ohtani deed his 50th homer in nan seventh inning, an opposite-field, two-run changeable to near against Marlins reliever Mike Baumann. One inning earlier, he deed his 49th, launching a 1-1 slider from George Soriano 438 feet to nan 2nd platform successful right-center.

He took attraction of nan stolen bases earlier successful nan game, swiping his 50th successful nan first and his 51st successful nan second.

The Japanese prima led disconnected nan crippled pinch double against Edward Cabrera and swiped third on nan beforehand extremity of a double bargain pinch Freddie Freeman, who reached connected a walk.

Ohtani has been successful connected his past 28 stolen guidelines attempts.

He reached nan milestone successful his 150th game. Ohtani was already nan sixth subordinate successful awesome convention history and nan fastest ever to scope 40 location runs and 40 stolen bases successful a season, needing conscionable 126 games.

Ohtani's erstwhile profession precocious successful homers was 46 for nan Los Angeles Angels successful 2021, erstwhile he besides made 23 starts connected nan mound and won his first of 2 AL MVP awards.

Manager Dave Roberts said earlier Thursday's crippled that he noticed Ohtani getting much fierce connected nan bases successful nan 2nd half of nan season.

"I besides deliberation that Shohei realized really bully of a guidelines stealer he has go aliases tin become," Roberts said. "I deliberation he likes nan situation of studying pitchers and learning nan tendencies. I deliberation that's thing that intrigues him."

Ohtani's erstwhile profession precocious for steals was 26, besides successful 2021. He has not sounded this play while recovering from elbow surgery, allowing him to attraction his attraction connected batting and baserunning arsenic nan Dodgers' mundane designated hitter.

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