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Shohei Ohtani made historical past on Thursday night time.
The Los Angeles Dodgers famous person hit an opposite-field dwelling run within the seventh inning towards the Miami Marlins, representing his fiftieth homer of the season. He had his fiftieth stolen base earlier within the sport as effectively.
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 📖
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 dwelling runs and 50 steals in a single season.
He additionally recorded the primary five-hit sport of his profession on Thursday, which included one other dwelling 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 have been shocked 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 12 months with a brand new crew …
In the identical season his closest pal stole $16 million from him …
Whereas rehabbing from reconstructive elbow surgical procedure …
On a day by which he went 5 for five with two homers and two stolen bases …
Shohei Ohtani created the 50/50 Membership.
Blake Harris @BlakeHHarris
One of many best single sport performances in MLB historical past
5 hits
7 RBI
13 whole bases
2 stolen basesJoined the 50/50 membership
Shohei Ohtani is the very best participant we’ll see in our lifetime
Jared Carrabis @Jared_Carrabis
Earth been a factor for 4.5 billion years and I received to be right here the identical time as Shohei Ohtani. pic.twitter.com/sFQpfry7pi
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.
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. Unbelievable.
Josiah Johnson @KingJosiah54
Shohei Ohtani within the 50/50 membership pic.twitter.com/cO4dYAn5xm
Noah Camras @noahcamras
Shohei Ohtani has achieved it.
He is the primary participant in MLB historical past to have 50 dwelling runs and 50 stolen bases in the identical season.
He received dwelling runs 49 and 50 and stolen bases 50 and 51 in the identical sport. He is now 5-for-5 on the day.
One of many best seasons ever. pic.twitter.com/AqbR1xjgtt
Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports
Shohei Ohtani is the first participant with no less than 5 hits, a number of HR & a number of SB in a sport since no less than 1901
AND HE DID IT TO REACH 50-50!!!
Codify @CodifyBaseball
Shohei Ohtani has hit 50 dwelling 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 12 months. It is utterly ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/Mt8JuiqBNx
Dodger Insider @DodgerInsider
Main League Baseball is 155 years previous. 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 achieve 50 dwelling runs in a season and single-season HR chief.
Coach Trev @trevorplouffe
We’ll by no means see one other baseball participant like Shohei Ohtani. He is not generational he’ll be the very best to EVER do it!
His historic night time continued within the prime of the ninth inning, as he hit a three-run blast that introduced his whole to 10 RBI in a single sport.
MLB @MLB
6-FOR-6
THREE HOME RUNS
10 RUNS BATTED INSHOHEI OHTANI HAVE MERCY 🤯 pic.twitter.com/VMJp9OqgjZ
Ohtani already reached new heights when it comes to steals and homers previous to his outburst towards 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 dwelling runs and two steals on Thursday, he is now the primary within the 51-51 membership.
After signing a large 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 have been positioned upon him coming into his first season with the group.
He is hitting .294 with 51 dwelling runs and 120 RBI to go together with a Nationwide League-leading 1.005 OPS. Ohtani has helped the Dodgers earn a 90-62 file previous to Thursday, the very best mark within the NL West.
