Shohei Ohtani, the star of the Los Angeles Dodgers, continues to leave his mark on baseball history. The Japanese player became the first in 130 years to reach a remarkable milestone that had not been achieved until now.
With his recent performance against the Atlanta Braves, Ohtani recorded 86 extra-base hits and 48 stolen bases this season. This historic achievement places him in the company of Hugh Duffy, who reached a similar mark in 1894, recording at least 85 extra-base hits and 45 stolen bases in a single season.
Ohtani continues to make history and is on the verge of becoming the first player in MLB history to reach 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in the same season. Such an achievement would cement his place among the greatest players of all time.
Could Ohtani return to the mound for the Dodgers?
Despite his elbow injury, Shohei Ohtani hasn’t ruled out the possibility of returning to the mound during the postseason. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has left the door open to this possibility.
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“I wouldn’t put it past him to have an eye on that,” Roberts told MLB Network Radio. “I think that you should always leave some margin, a crack in the door for any possibility.
“If things line up and there’s a need, and the game, his body, everything is telling us that it makes sense in that situation, great. And it would be storybook,”Roberts added.