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Shohei Ohtani made historical past on Thursday evening.
The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrity hit an opposite-field house run within the seventh inning in opposition to the Miami Marlins, representing his fiftieth homer of the season. He had his fiftieth stolen base earlier within the recreation as nicely.
MLB @MLB
SHOHEI OHTANI HAS DONE IT
50 HOME RUNS | 50 STOLEN BASES
HISTORY pic.twitter.com/GRVJUCbpja
MLB @MLB
BASEBALL HISTORY HAS A NEW CHAPTER 📖
Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.SHOHEI OHTANI IS THE FOUNDER OF THE 50/50 CLUB! pic.twitter.com/olTcFidEXA
Ohtani is the primary participant in MLB historical past to tally 50 house runs and 50 steals in a single season.
He additionally recorded the primary five-hit recreation of his profession on Thursday, which included one other house run within the sixth inning.
MLB @MLB
5-FOR-5
TWO HOME RUNS
SEVEN RUNS BATTED IN
TWO STOLEN BASES
FIRST CAREER 5-HIT GAMEWHAT A GAME FOR SHOHEI OHTANI TO INVENT THE 50-50 CLUB! pic.twitter.com/hHapLaKZE8
Followers and pundits alike had been surprised by the slugger’s newest achievement:
Patrick Mahomes II @PatrickMahomes
Insane!!! https://t.co/zCwyNHo9T7
LeBron James @KingJames
THIS GUY IS UNREAL!!!! WOWZERS 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 https://t.co/2IyMP8xf7A
Jeff Passan @JeffPassan
In his first yr with a brand new workforce …
In the identical season his closest pal stole $16 million from him …
Whereas rehabbing from reconstructive elbow surgical procedure …
On a day through which he went 5 for five with two homers and two stolen bases …
Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.Shohei Ohtani created the 50/50 Membership.
Blake Harris @BlakeHHarris
One of many best single recreation performances in MLB historical past
5 hits
7 RBI
13 whole bases
2 stolen basesJoined the 50/50 membership
Shohei Ohtani is the most effective participant we’ll see in our lifetime
Jared Carrabis @Jared_Carrabis
Earth been a factor for 4.5 billion years and I bought to be right here the identical time as Shohei Ohtani. pic.twitter.com/sFQpfry7pi
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Wealthy Eisen @richeisen
Speak about velvet ropes.
The 50/50 Membership is now open.
Ohtani is bouncing and checking for ID. pic.twitter.com/HzmRPYSHnQ
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
SHOHEI OHTANI MAKES HISTORY 🚨
1ST PLAYER IN MLB HISTORY WITH 50 HR/50 SB IN A SEASON 🤯🐐 pic.twitter.com/6HGm3iAaIU
Anthony Castrovince @castrovince
Nobody in @MLB historical past had gone 5-for-5 with 2 homers, 4 further base hits and a couple of steals.
Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.And nobody had ever gone 6-for-6 with 3 homers, 5 extra-base hits and a couple of steals.
Shohei Ohtani did it on the day he christened the 50-50 Membership.
There is just one Shohei Ohtani. Unimaginable.
Josiah Johnson @KingJosiah54
Shohei Ohtani within the 50/50 membership pic.twitter.com/cO4dYAn5xm
Noah Camras @noahcamras
Shohei Ohtani has carried out it.
He is the primary participant in MLB historical past to have 50 house runs and 50 stolen bases in the identical season.
He bought house runs 49 and 50 and stolen bases 50 and 51 in the identical recreation. He is now 5-for-5 on the day.
Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.One of many best seasons ever. pic.twitter.com/AqbR1xjgtt
Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports
Shohei Ohtani is the first participant with at the least 5 hits, a number of HR & a number of SB in a recreation since at the least 1901
AND HE DID IT TO REACH 50-50!!!
Codify @CodifyBaseball
Shohei Ohtani has hit 50 house runs and stolen 51 bases this season and nobody else in MLB historical past has ever had 43+ homers and 43+ steals in a single yr. It is utterly ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/Mt8JuiqBNx
Dodger Insider @DodgerInsider
Main League Baseball is 155 years outdated. The Dodgers have performed 135 seasons. Shohei Ohtani is a primary for each. His fiftieth homer makes him the primary 50/50 participant in MLB historical past. He’s additionally the primary Dodger to succeed in 50 house runs in a season and single-season HR chief.
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Coach Trev @trevorplouffe
We are going to by no means see one other baseball participant like Shohei Ohtani. He isn’t generational he’ll be the most effective to EVER do it!
His historic evening continued within the high of the ninth inning, as he hit a three-run blast that introduced his whole to 10 RBI in a single recreation.
MLB @MLB
6-FOR-6
THREE HOME RUNS
10 RUNS BATTED INSHOHEI OHTANI HAVE MERCY 🤯 pic.twitter.com/VMJp9OqgjZ
Ohtani already reached new heights by way of steals and homers previous to his outburst in opposition to the Marlins, turning into the first MLB player to affix the 43-43 membership throughout a win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Aug. 30.
With three house runs and two steals on Thursday, he is now the primary within the 51-51 membership.
After signing an enormous 10-year contract with a complete worth of $700 million to affix the Dodgers as a free agent in December 2023, Ohtani has already surpassed the lofty expectations that had been positioned upon him getting into his first season with the group.
He is hitting .294 with 51 house runs and 120 RBI to associate with a Nationwide League-leading 1.005 OPS. Ohtani has helped the Dodgers earn a 90-62 document previous to Thursday, the most effective mark within the NL West.