Shohei Otani becomes the first major league player to hit 43 home runs and steal 43 bases in a season

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who became the sixth Major League player to achieve 40-40 (40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season) on Saturday, August 24, 2024 (local time), became the first Major League player to achieve 43-43 in a game on August 30.

Shohei Ohtani becomes first player with 43-43 season

Otani is known for his two-way play as both pitcher and batter, and has achieved double-digit wins and double-digit home runs not only in Japanese professional baseball but also in Major League Baseball.

For the 2024 season, he transferred to the Los Angeles Dodgers and, having undergone surgery on his right elbow the previous year, focused on batting. He led the team from the beginning of the season and, in a game on August 3rd, he became the first Japanese player in Major League Baseball to achieve '30-30 (30 home runs and 30 stolen bases).'

His momentum did not slow down after that, and on August 24th he became the sixth player in major league history to achieve 40-40. On August 28th he became the second player in history to achieve 42-42, and on August 30th he finally achieved the unprecedented 43-43.

The first player to achieve the 42-42 mark was Alex Rodriguez, who played for the Seattle Mariners in 1998 and finished the season with 42 home runs and 46 stolen bases.

Ohtani has 27 games left, and attention will be focused on whether he will break any more records.

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