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Following Shohei Ohtani's quest for 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases


Shohei Ohtani could be on his way to another record-breaking achievement.

In his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, after signing the largest contract in MLB history, Ohtani earned membership in the 40/40 club on August 23 against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he stole a base in the bottom of the fourth and hit a walk-off grand slam.

Ohtani became the sixth MLB player to join the 40/40 club and the first since Ronald Acuña Jr. in 2023, when the Atlanta Braves star hit his 40th home run in the final week of the regular season to go along with 73 stolen bases.

Ohtani, already the first player in MLB history to record 46 home runs and 46 stolen bases in a single season, now has 47 homers, a career high.

With the MLB regular season coming to a close on September 29, we're following Ohtani's quest to become the first player with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases.

Home run #47, stolen base #48

In Ohtani's first season with the Dodgers, it didn't take long for him to join the franchise record books.

With his 47th home run of the season, Ohtani ties Cody Bellinger (2019) for third place for most home runs in a season in Dodgers history.

Ohtani's homer was the first of four for the Dodgers in the first inning, marking the first time in franchise history they have accomplished this feat. This is the 13th time in MLB history that a team has hit four home runs in the first inning, with the last time being by the Cardinals against the Phillies in 2022.

In the next inning, Ohtani moved even closer to history by stealing a base. He has recorded a home run and a stolen base in 12 games this season, tying for the second-most in a single season in MLB history, behind only Rickey Henderson's 13 games in 1986.

Stolen base #47

After a week without a stolen base, Ohtani got one on Monday night. He stole his 47th base in the bottom of the third inning.

Home run number 46

Ohtani is closing in on the 50-homer mark, and his 46th came in style. The homer reached 450 feet, marking Ohtani’s ninth homer this season that went that far and the 22nd 450-footer of his career. Ohtani’s 46th homer also ties his career-high.

Home run number 45

Ohtani reached the 100-RBI mark in 2024 in style.

His solo homer in the sixth inning put the Dodgers on the scoreboard in their matchup with the Cleveland Guardians. Ohtani's 100 RBIs this season are tied with 2021 for his personal best in a single campaign.

Stolen bases numbers 44, 45 and 46

Different month, same Shohei.

The Dodgers star stole his 44th base of the season in the fourth inning against the Diamondbacks. Three innings later, he stole bases 45 and 46, marking the second time in his career he has stolen three bases in the same game. Ohtani is 25 games away from becoming the first player with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases.

Home run number 44

Ohtani found his groove in August.

The Dodgers star hit a leadoff homer Saturday, a day after his 43rd homer. It was his 12th homer in August, tied for third in a month in his career, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Home run number 43 and stolen base number 43

After stealing his 43rd base in the second inning, Ohtani hit his 43rd home run in the eighth to give the Dodgers a 10-5 lead.

A throw to the ground by Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen led to an easy stolen base for Ohtani, his 43rd and second most in Major League Baseball behind Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz.

Home run number 42 and stolen bases numbers 41 and 42

On bobblehead night dedicated to him and his dog, Decoy, Ohtani rose to the occasion, hitting a 391-foot home run off Baltimore Orioles pitcher Corbin Burnes in the first inning. The homer came on the fifth pitch of the game. It was Ohtani's fourth leadoff homer this season and first at Dodger Stadium, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

He also stole two bases, giving him 10 games this season with a home run and a stolen base. No other player this season has more than six.

Home run number 41

On a 2-1 count, Ohtani crushed a 92 mph pitch from Taj Bradley to right field to bring in Miguel Rojas and give the Dodgers a 6-5 lead over Tampa Bay.

Home run number 40

With the game on the line, there's no one better to hit than Ohtani. With the bases loaded and two strikes against the 30-year-old in the bottom of the ninth, Ohtani hit a walk-off grand slam to beat the Rays 7-3.



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