Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hit his 50th home run and stole his 50th base of the season on Thursday, becoming the first MLB player to reach both benchmarks in the same season.
Ohtani entered Thursday’s game against the Miami Marlins with 48 home runs and 49 stolen bases. He stole two bases to reach a total of 51 and knocked out two homers — one in the sixth inning and another in the seventh — to reach 50. After his seventh inning at-bat, Ohtani was 5-for-5 with two home runs and seven RBIs.
