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Ohtani recorded two home runs, including a grand slam, on May 9, against the Tampa Bay Rays, marking the second time of the season and the eighth time in his career for Ohtani to record a multi-homer game, surpassing Ichiro Suzuki for the most by a Japanese-born player in MLB history, [134] The grand slam was the first of his professional ...
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)
Ohtani is now the sixth player in MLB history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a season. Ronald Acuña Jr. hit the mark last season, when he stole an incredible 60 bases. Alfonso Soriano ...
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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani became the sixth player in MLB history to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases in a season by hitting a walk-off grand slam.
Acuña owns the stolen base record with 73 last year, when he also hit 41 homers. It was the first walk-off homer and third grand slam of Ohtani’s career. “It’s just storybook — 40-40 on ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is baseball's fastest 40-40 man. The Japanese superstar blasted a two-out grand slam in the ninth inning for his 40th homer after earlier stealing his 40th base, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.
The homer also gave Ohtani a new career high in long balls, surpassing his previous best of 46 in 2021. With two more homers, Ohtani would tie Shawn Green's Dodgers record for most homers in a season.