Shohei Ohtani Puts Together One of the Greatest Performances in MLB History for Dodgers as they ultimately led him…..
Shohei Ohtani just completed one of the greatest performances in Major League Baseball history
On the same day Ohtani joined the 50/50 (and then 51/51) club, Ohtani went 6-for-6 at the plate with three home runs, two doubles, 10 runs batted in, four runs scored, and two stolen bases.
He surpassed Shawn Green as the Dodgers’ single-season home run record holder, and became the first player in Dodgers franchise history to drive in 10 RBIs in one game.
Ohtani began the day with a leadoff double that just missed getting over the outfield wall. He settled for a 114.6 mph double, and then stole third base, reaching 50 stolen bases.
In his second at-bat, Ohtani ripped a single to right field, driving in Max Muncy to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. Ohtani then stole his 51st base of the season.
In Ohtani’s third at-bat, he smoked a double to left-center field. He tried to extend it to a triple, but was thrown out at third base. He drove in two runs, extending the Dodgers’ lead to 7-1.
Ohtani’s fourth at-bat watched him crush a slider over the right field wall, giving him his 49th home run of the season. He smoked it 111.2 mph off the bat and it went 438 feet.
In his fifth at-bat, Ohtani made history. He crushed a 1-2 pitch to left field, becoming the first player ever to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season. It also moved him to 5-for-5 on the game with two home runs, two doubles, and seven runs batted in. He got a curtain call and standing ovation in Miami.
In his sixth and final at-bat, Ohtani decided to keep having fun. Against a position player, Ohtani demolished a 68.3 mph pitch into deep right field. He hit it 113.6 mph off the bat and it went a whopping 440 feet.
Ohtani finished the game with one of the greatest single-game stat lines ever. He went 6-for-6 with three home runs, two doubles, one single, 10 runs batted in, four runs scored, and two stolen bases.
Shohei Ohtani’s first season with the Dodgers has been a historic campaign, and on Thursday he accomplished something nobody had ever done in the history of Major League Baseball. Ohtani is the first player with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season.
Ohtani did so in spectacular fashion, collecting three home runs and two stolen bases in a single, six-hit game against the Marlins on Thursday. Home run number 50 came off Marlins right-hander Mike Baumann in the seventh inning.
Ohtani then added a third home run Thursday in the ninth inning off infielder Vidal Bruján, giving Ohtani the first 10-RBI game in Dodgers history.
Ohtani leads the National League in WAR at Baseball Reference (7.3 entering Thursday) and WARP at Baseball Prospectus (6.7 entering Thursday). His FanGraphs WAR (7.7) is also leads the NL narrowly over Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor. Ohtani already has two MVP awards on his mantel from the American League, but those were when he was both hitting and pitching, exceptionally so.
