Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hit his fiftieth house run and stole his fiftieth base of the season on Thursday, turning into the primary MLB participant to achieve each benchmarks in the identical season.

Ohtani entered Thursday’s recreation in opposition to the Miami Marlins with 48 house runs and 49 stolen bases. He stole two bases to achieve a complete of 51 and knocked out two homers — one within the sixth inning and one other within the seventh — to achieve 50. After his seventh inning at-bat, Ohtani was 5-for-5 with two house runs and 7 RBIs.

The 2-time MLB MVP recognized for being a two-way star is just not pitching this season after present process Tommy John surgical procedure — the second time he is had the operation — in September 2023. He’s nonetheless having an extremely impactful season, although. Getting into Thursday, Ohtani ranked sixth in Wins Above Alternative, certainly one of solely six gamers with a WAR above 7.0

Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with Los Angeles earlier than this season. The Dodgers are in first place within the NL West.