Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hit his fiftieth residence run and stole his fiftieth base of the season Thursday, turning into the primary MLB participant to succeed in each benchmarks in the identical season.
Ohtani entered Thursday’s sport in opposition to the Miami Marlins with 48 residence runs and 49 stolen bases. He stole two bases to succeed in 51 and knocked out three homers — one within the sixth inning, one other within the seventh and a remaining within the ninth — to succeed in 51. Ohtani completed the sport 6-for-6 with three residence runs and 10 RBIs.
“Let’s elevate a glass of champagne as a result of this can be a sport that has been performed for over 200 years,” Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts informed his workforce within the clubhouse after the sport. “(Ohtani) has completed one thing that has by no means been completed on this sport. It’s actually unprecedented. Shohei, cheers to you on one thing actually spectacular.”
The 2-time MLB MVP recognized for being a two-way star isn’t pitching this season after he underwent Tommy John surgical procedure — the second time he has had the operation — in September 2023. He’s nonetheless having an extremely impactful season, although. Coming into Thursday, Ohtani ranked sixth in Wins Above Alternative, one in every of solely six gamers with WARs above 7.0.
Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with Los Angeles earlier than this season. The Dodgers are in first place within the NL West.
