Shohei Ohtani accomplished half his quest for a 50-50 season on Thursday when he stole third base in opposition to the Miami Marlins.
After Ohtani doubled and Freddie Freeman walked within the high of the primary, the Dodgers pulled off a profitable double steal. The throw beat Ohtani to the bag; nonetheless, Marlins third baseman Connor Norby tagged Ohtani on his knee, who was in a position to sneak his foot in earlier than the tag.
Ohtani didn’t take lengthy to steal his 51st base of the season. Within the subsequent inning, Ohtani acquired on with a single and promptly stole second base with out a throw.
He’s now simply two dwelling runs away from being the primary participant in historical past to have a 50-50 season.
Ohtani’s stolen base places him tied for twenty second within the Dodgers franchise record for many stolen bases in a season.
In keeping with Elias Sports Bureau, Ohtani is simply the fifth participant in MLB historical past to have greater than 40 stolen bases and lead their league in dwelling runs.
Ohtani can run and hit for energy on the similar tempo. After stealing his 51st base, Ohtani got here up within the sixth inning and crushed a no-doubt dwelling run to offer him 49 on the season and leaving him one away from the milestone.
The house run ties Ohtani with Shawn Inexperienced for probably the most homers hit by a Dodger in a season. Ohtani will make Dodgers and MLB historical past together with his subsequent dwelling run.
It has been a historic first 12 months for Ohtani in Los Angeles, and it’s all coming whereas he’s rehabbing from a serious arm surgical procedure that may have every other participant out for the season.
