Ohtani would be the first to reach the 50-50 milestone
Shohei Ohtani’s legend grows as he joins the 40-40 club
Shohei Ohtani has been dramatically inducted into the 40-40 club and Mackenzie Salmon analyzes the superstar’s entire body of work and asks whether he already belongs in the Hall of Fame.
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Shohei Ohtani has made the most of his opportunities in his first season as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is looking for the next milestone in his career.
The two-time American League MVP previously played for the Los Angeles Angels and was a dual-threat player who demonstrated his skills as both a hitter and a pitcher.
While he continues to recover from an injury that forced him to stop pitching this season, Ohtani has managed to remain productive, hitting 46 home runs and 46 stolen bases this season as of Sunday, when the Dodgers played the Cleveland Guardians.
Here’s what you need to know as Ohtani aims for the 50-50 milestone.
How likely is it that Ohtani will reach the 50-50 club?
According to MLB Network on Saturday, Ohtani is on pace to surpass that milestone with 52 home runs and 53 stolen bases.
Shohei Ohtani 50-50 betting odds:
According to FanDuel, the odds as of Sunday afternoon are 50-50 as to whether Shohei Ohtani will reach the mark.
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When did Shohei Ohtani reach the 40-40 club?
With 20 games left on the Dodgers’ schedule, Ohtani needs just five home runs and four stolen bases to become the first player in MLB history to reach that milestone in a season.
He became the sixth and fastest player to reach the 40-40 mark, and he did so after only 126 games played this season. Ohtani recorded his 40th stolen base of the season in the fourth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on August 23. He finished the game that night with a walk-off grand slam, his 40th home run of the season.
Who has reached the 40-40 club?
Before Ohtani joined the club, only five other players reached this milestone.
Here are the players:
- Jose Canseco
- 42 home runs and 40 stolen bases in 151 games (1988)
- Barry Bonds
- 42 home runs and 40 stolen bases in 158 games (1996)
- Alex Rodriguez
- 42 home runs and 45 stolen bases in 153 games (1998)
- Alfonso Soriano
- 46 home runs and 41 stolen bases in 147 games (2006)
- Ronald Acuña Jr.
- 41 home runs and 73 stolen bases in 152 games (2023)
Has any other Dodger ever been close to the 40-40 mark before?
Matt Kemp finished the 2011 season with 39 home runs and 40 stolen bases. The Dodgers played 161 games that season instead of the originally scheduled 162 because play was canceled due to rain.
In any case, Kemp hit a home run in the last game of the 2010 season and on Opening Day of the 2012 season, meaning he had a 40-40 record in two other 162-game periods, though not the one that counted.
