1st season 42nd home run hit… 41st and 42nd stolen bases
‘Superstar’ Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) is moving towards the unprecedented 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases.
On the 29th (Korean time), Ohtani started as the designated hitter in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) game against the Baltimore Orioles held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, and recorded 2 hits, 1 home run, 1 RBI, 3 runs, and 2 stolen bases in 4 at-bats.
With his 42nd home run of the season and his 41st and 42nd stolen bases of the season coming back to back, expectations for the first 50-50 in MLB have also grown.
He hit a home run in his first at-bat. In the bottom of the first inning, with a ball count of 1 ball and 2 strikes, Ohtani hit a solo home run over the right-center field fence on the fifth outside slider from opposing starter Corbin Burns. It was his 42nd home run of the season, added in three games since the game against Tampa Bay Rays on the 25th.
In the bottom of the third inning, with one out and a runner on first base, he hit a right-field hit, then advanced to second base on Mookie Betts’ center-field RBI single. He then attempted a double steal with Betts and reached third base. He then scored on Teoscar Hernandez’s left-field three-run home run.
In the 5th inning, with no outs and a runner on 1st, he hit a ground ball to 1st base and reached base. After reaching base, he stole 2nd base, his 42nd stolen base of the season. After shaking the opponent with his ‘foot’, he went around 3rd base and came home after Baltimore’s consecutive errors.
Ohtani hit his 40th home run and 40th stolen base of the season in the game against Tampa Bay on the 24th, becoming the 6th player in MLB history to reach 40-40. He also set a new record for the fewest games 40-40 by hitting 40 home runs and stealing 40 bases in just 126 games. The previous record was 147 games by Alfonso Soriano in 2006.
Even after setting the record, Ohtani’s steps did not stop. The day after reaching 40-40, Ohtani drew his 41st arch of the season and added one home run and two stolen bases that day.
MLB.com said, “Ohtani is on pace to become the first player to reach 50-50. The only player to hit 42 home runs and steal 42 bases in a single season is Alex Rodriguez, who did so in 1998.”
Meanwhile, the Dodgers defeated Baltimore 6-4 on this day thanks to Ohtani’s performance.
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2024-08-29 21:51:29