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Shohei Ohtani’s latest extraordinary feat can hardly be believed
As Shohei Ohtani became the first player in baseball’s 50-50 club, he couldn’t keep his greatness simple.
Shohei Ohtani became baseball's first member of the 50-50 club on Thursday. (Chris Arjoon/Getty Images)
Column by Jerry Brewer
September 20, 2024 at 7:43 a.m. EDT
As usual, Shohei Ohtani couldn’t keep his greatness simple. There is nothing standard about his high standards, nothing typical about the way he infiltrates every facet of a complicated game. So of course he made history in the most sublime manner possible.
It wasn’t sufficiently thrilling for Ohtani to become the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season. The Renaissance baseball man also needed to fold the achievement into perhaps the greatest single-game performance the sport has seen. It was as if Ohtani accepted an Oscar by winning an Emmy.
This is how to make an entrance into your own 50-50 club: Ohtani went 6 for 6 on Thursday against the Miami Marlins, with two stolen bases, three home runs, four runs scored, five extra-base hits and 10 RBI. He entered the game needing two homers and one steal, which is sometimes a week of work in this game. He exited with a viral memory and a champagne toast. ... And, oh yeah, he’s going to the playoffs for the first time. The Dodgers clinched their 12th straight postseason appearance. From now on, the best day of your life should be known as an Ohtani.
“That has to be the greatest baseball game of all time. It has to be,” Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux told reporters in Miami afterward. “There’s no way. It’s ridiculous. I’ve never seen anybody do that even in Little League, so it’s crazy that he’s doing that at the highest level.”
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Ohtani became the first Dodger to hit 50 homers in a season. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
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Ohtani became the first Dodger to hit 50 homers in a season. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
Shohei Ohtani’s latest extraordinary feat can hardly be believed
As Shohei Ohtani became the first player in baseball’s 50-50 club, he couldn’t keep his greatness simple.
Shohei Ohtani became baseball's first member of the 50-50 club on Thursday. (Chris Arjoon/Getty Images)
Column by Jerry Brewer
September 20, 2024 at 7:43 a.m. EDT
As usual, Shohei Ohtani couldn’t keep his greatness simple. There is nothing standard about his high standards, nothing typical about the way he infiltrates every facet of a complicated game. So of course he made history in the most sublime manner possible.
It wasn’t sufficiently thrilling for Ohtani to become the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season. The Renaissance baseball man also needed to fold the achievement into perhaps the greatest single-game performance the sport has seen. It was as if Ohtani accepted an Oscar by winning an Emmy.
This is how to make an entrance into your own 50-50 club: Ohtani went 6 for 6 on Thursday against the Miami Marlins, with two stolen bases, three home runs, four runs scored, five extra-base hits and 10 RBI. He entered the game needing two homers and one steal, which is sometimes a week of work in this game. He exited with a viral memory and a champagne toast. ... And, oh yeah, he’s going to the playoffs for the first time. The Dodgers clinched their 12th straight postseason appearance. From now on, the best day of your life should be known as an Ohtani.
“That has to be the greatest baseball game of all time. It has to be,” Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux told reporters in Miami afterward. “There’s no way. It’s ridiculous. I’ve never seen anybody do that even in Little League, so it’s crazy that he’s doing that at the highest level.”
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Ohtani became the first Dodger to hit 50 homers in a season. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
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Ohtani became the first Dodger to hit 50 homers in a season. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
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