Ohtani turns into first to hit 45 homers and steal 45 bases in a season

Los Angeles –
Los Angeles Dodgers phenom Shohei Ohtani on Friday turned the primary MLB participant to hit 45 dwelling runs and steal 45 bases in a single season.

Ohtani, batting first as designated hitter, slammed his forty fifth homer of the season within the backside of the sixth inning in opposition to the Cleveland Guardians. That raised his RBI complete to 100, matching a profession excessive. He had already racked up 46 stolen bases earlier than the sport.

The celebrity notched his fortieth dwelling run and fortieth stolen base in an Aug. 23 sport in opposition to the Tampa Bay Rays, turning into the sixth MLB participant to hitch the 40-40 membership and the quickest to attain the feat at simply 126 video games.

The Dodgers have 21 video games left within the season excluding Friday’s sport, so the milestone of fifty homers and 50 stolen bases is within reach.