Ohtani Becomes First To Hit 50 Homers, Steal 50 Bases In A Season

LOS ANGELES, CA — With a trio of home runs and a pair of stolen bases Thursday, Dodger slugger Shohei Ohtani became the first player in Major League Baseball to hit 50 runs and steal 50 bases in a single season.

He didn't just become the first player to reach 50/50 — he hit those records and kept going. Ohtani hit three home runs in one game to reach the 51 mark and stole two bases to get to 51.

Ohtani may not be done making history. The Dodgers still have nine games left in the regular season.

In a remarkable game against the Miami Marlins, with the Dodgers up 20 to 3 in the ninth inning, Ohtani hit his three powerhouse home runs, giving him 50 on the year. He also got on base and went on to steal two bases for his 50th and 51st steals of the season. He ended the game with 10 RBIs with six hits and six at bats.

Ohtani, 30, previously became the fastest player in MLB history to reach the 40/40 mark, hitting that milestone on Aug. 23. He was the sixth player ever to reach the 40/40 mark.

His twin home runs on Thursday also set a Dodger club record for most home runs in a season, passing the mark of 49 set by Shawn Green in 2001.

According to the team, no Dodger with 40 home runs had ever stolen more bases than Green's 20 in 2001.

“I think he wants to be the best player that’s ever played this game,” Manager Dave Roberts told the Times. “And one way to do that is to do something nobody has ever done.”

City News Service contributed to this report.