History made! Ohtani becomes 1st member of MLB's 50/50 club

MIAMI, Fla. -- Shohei Ohtani connected Thursday accomplished thing nary different Major League Baseball subordinate has ever done: Hit 50 location runs and bargain much than 50 bases successful a azygous season.

The Dodgers' $700 cardinal superstar became the sole subordinate of MLB's 50/50 nine erstwhile helium got to some marks against the Marlins successful Florida.

Ohtani stole 2 bases, giving him 51 full truthful acold for the season.

For his 49th homer, Ohtani launched a 1-1 slider from Miami Marlins reliever George Soriano 438 feet to the 2nd platform successful right-center successful the sixth inning, tying Shawn Green for the astir homers successful a play successful Dodgers history.

Ohtani led disconnected the crippled with treble against Edward Cabrera and swiped 3rd for his 50th stolen basal connected the beforehand extremity of a treble bargain with Freddie Freeman, who reached connected a walk.
Ohtani stole different basal successful the 2nd inning. He has been palmy connected his past 28 stolen basal attempts.

He stole his 49th basal successful Wednesday's 8-4 triumph implicit the Marlins. He deed his 48th homer successful the bid opener Tuesday night, connecting connected a 1-1 sweeper from Marlins right-hander Darren McCaughan and sending it 402 feet to close field.

He was already the sixth subordinate successful large league past and the fastest ever to scope 40 location runs and 40 stolen bases successful a season, needing conscionable 126 games.

Manager Dave Roberts said earlier Thursday's crippled that helium noticed Ohtani getting much assertive connected the bases successful the 2nd fractional of the season.

"I besides deliberation that Shohei realized however bully of a basal stealer helium has go oregon tin become," Roberts said. "I deliberation helium likes the situation of studying pitchers and learning the tendencies. I deliberation that's thing that intrigues him."

Ohtani shattered his erstwhile vocation precocious successful stolen bases, which was 26 with the Angels successful 2021. He did that arsenic a two-way player, but Ohtani has not pitched this play portion recovering from elbow surgery, allowing him to absorption his attraction connected batting and baserunning arsenic the Dodgers' mundane designated hitter.

DEVELOPING: This communicative volition beryllium updated.