Los Angeles Dodgers famous person Shohei Ohtani is inching nearer to a different outstanding feat.
On Sunday, within the prime of the fifth inning in opposition to the St. Louis Cardinals, Ohtani blasted an 80 mph pitch from beginning pitcher Sonny Grey for a 396-foot solo residence run, giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. Based on MLB’s X account, the exit velocity was an astounding 113.5 mph.
Ohtani is on the verge of changing into the sixth participant in MLB historical past to notch 40 homers and 40 stolen bases in a single season. Via 122 video games, the designated hitter has 39 residence runs and 37 stolen bases.
The 40-40 club consists of Ronald Acuna Jr., Alfonso Soriano, Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds and Jose Canseco.
Ohtani may additionally be part of Bonds and Brady Anderson as the one gamers with 50 or extra stolen bases and 50 or extra homers in a season. Anderson had 53 stolen bases in 1992 and 50 homers in 1996, whereas Bonds had 52 stolen bases in 1992 and 73 home runs in 2001.
With 37 games remaining on the Dodgers’ schedule, there’s nonetheless loads of time for Ohtani to achieve these milestones.
