Shohei Ohtani tracker: There's no way he's getting 60-60, right?
We are mostly joking when we say this, but could Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pull off a 60-60 season?
Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to hit at least 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season, but the two-way star known by many as baseball's unicorn does not seem like he is slowing down.
As of September 20, Ohtani has 52 home runs and 52 stolen bases.
In addition to being the first and only member of the 50-50 club, Ohtani now holds the Dodgers record for most home runs in a single season, breaking the previous record of 49 set by Shawn Green in 2001.
Green, who was just surpassed by Ohtani, says we shouldn't rule out a potential 60-60 run.
The 50-50 season is the latest addition to an already-impressive MLB resume that includes becoming the sixth player to join the 40-40 club back in late August of this season, winning the American League MVP twice (2021, 2023), winning Silver Slugger twice, being named All-Star four times and winning the American League Rookie of the Year in 2018.
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Here are the eight games left for Ohtani and the Dodgers for the rest of the 2024 regular season:
- Sept. 21: vs. Colorado Rockies
- Sept. 22: vs. Colorado Rockies
- Sept. 24: vs. San Diego Padres
- Sept. 25: vs. San Diego Padres
- Sept. 26: vs. San Diego Padres
- Sept. 27: @Colorado Rockies
- Sept. 28: @Colorado Rockies
- Sept. 29: @Colorado Rockies
Ohtani's Dodgers also clinched a spot in the 2024 postseason, marking the first time the Japan-born star will be playing postseason baseball here in the United States.
Ohtani's road to putting together a historical 2024 regular season has not been easy to say the least. Ohtani, the pitcher, is sitting out the entirety of the 2024 MLB regular-season due to the elbow surgery. Off-the-field, baseball's so-called "unicorn" had to adjust to playing for a new team after leaving the Los Angeles Angels, the team he played with for six seasons, and dealing with the attention that came with his longtime close friend and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara admitting to stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani.