Shohei Ohtani achieves unprecedented feat of hitting 50 home runs and stealing 50 bases in a single season in major league baseball



Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who became the first player in Major League Baseball

to hit 43 home runs and steal 43 bases in a season on August 30, 2024, finally reached the milestone of 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases (50-50) in a game on September 19. During the same game, he further extended his record to 51-51.

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On the 19th, Otani faced the Miami Marlins with 49 home runs and 49 stolen bases. He then stole two bases to reach 51, then hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to reach 50 home runs. He achieved a major milestone of 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases.

Otani is a two-way player who has outstanding results as both a pitcher and a batter, but this season he is concentrating on batting due to his injury rehabilitation. In a game on August 24th, he became the sixth player in the major leagues to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases, and on August 30th, he finally reached 43 home runs and 43 stolen bases, which no one in the major leagues had ever achieved, and has continued to break his own records since then.

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



Furthermore, after hitting 50 home runs, he hit another home run, bringing his record to 51 home runs and 51 stolen bases.

The Dodgers still have games remaining, and if Ohtani continues to hit home runs and steal bases at the same pace, he is expected to reach 53 home runs and 54 stolen bases.

·postscript
On September 29, 2024, the Dodgers finished the final game of the regular season with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses. They will advance to the playoffs with the best winning percentage in the National League.

Otani's final stats were a batting average of .310 (2nd in the league), 54 home runs (1st in the league), 130 RBIs (1st in the league), and 59 stolen bases (2nd in the league). Note that the stats are not yet finalized as some teams still have games remaining. For example, Padres' Arraez is in the lead with a batting average of .314 (.3139), but if Braves' Marcell Ozuna gets 9 hits in 9 at-bats or 9 hits in 10 at-bats in the remaining 9 games, he could surpass Arraez's stats and become the batting champion.

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