Ohtani became the first MLB player to join the 50-50 club, swiping two bases and then crushing three homers for the Dodgers against the Marlins. He finished a 20-4 Dodgers romp by going 6-for-6 with three homers, two steals and 10 RBIs.

Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to reach 50 home runs and 50 steals in the same season as his Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a playoff berth with a 20-4 beatdown of the host Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star hit his 49th and 50th homer and stole his 50th and 51st base all in a single game against the Miami Marlins on Thursday, bursting into history with a 5-for-5 game with two doubles, two homer, two steals and seven RBI.

On August 23, Ohtani became the sixth member of MLB's 40-40 club. He joined Jose Canseco (1988), Barry Bonds (1996), Alex Rodriguez (1998), Alfonso Soriano (2006), and Ronald Acuna Jr. (2023) in that exclusive group. Then he took things further. Now he stands alone in baseball history.

The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar became the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in one season.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani became the first player to hit 50 or more homers and steal 50 or more bases during a single season in Major League Baseball history on Thursday.

MLB superstar Shoehei Ohtani will be making his postseason debut this weekend with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but there was still some uncertainty heading into the postseason on exactly what his role would be.

Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes reiterated that Shohei Ohtani is unlikely to pitch this season.