Shohei Ohtani is on pace for 51 home runs and 48 stolen bases.
Oh and by the way, he did this after having a ligament in his elbow replaced less than a year ago.
Oh and by the way, he is one of the best pitchers in baseball too when he is healthy.
Insanely talented human.
He should not steal bases. He could get injured.
Dodgers need his bat not his stolen bases. You don’t use your slugger for manufacturing runs
Earl Weaver would never allow this
I am inclined to agree but it is still awesome to see this kind of multifaceted production.
Remember Jose Conseco and the 40/40 club in 1988?
Who cares in retrospect
It’s true that Jose isn’t remembered for his 40/40 season. He is remembered for a ball bouncing off his head and going over the fence. Haha
He's amazing. I remember being impressed by the pitchers who could occasionally hit homers (Mike Hampton's seven-homer season for the Rockies), but this is just next level.
For context (I wasn't sure what a good number of stolen bases is) only five players in MLB history have tallied 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in the same season
Yes, 50/50 has never been done.
It's tough, he's the father, I've really enjoyed this season.