Superstar Ohtani hits 40th home run and 40th stolen base with 9th inning walk-off grand slam
Superstar Ohtani hits 40th home run and 40th stolen base with 9th inning walk-off grand slam
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'Baseball genius' Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) achieved 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in Major League Baseball (MLB).
On the 24th (Korean time), Ohtani started as the designated hitter in the home game against the 2024 MLB Tampa Bay Rays held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, and recorded 2 hits (1 home run), 1 stolen base, 4 RBIs, and 1 run in 5 at-bats.
This is Ohtani's 40th home run and 40th stolen base of the season.
Ohtani's 40-40 is the sixth-most in MLB history and the first by an Asian player.
In 1988, Jose Canseco (Oakland Athletics) became the first MLB player to achieve 42 home runs and 40 stolen bases, followed by Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants, 42 home runs, 40 stolen bases) in 1996, Alex Rodriguez (Seattle Mariners, 42 home runs, 46 stolen bases) in 1998, and Alfonso Soriano (Washington Nationals, 46 home runs, 41 stolen bases) in 2006.
Last year, Ronald Acuna Jr. (Atlanta Braves) hit 41 home runs and stole 73 bases, becoming the first player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in 17 years since Soriano.
In addition, Ohtani achieved 40-40 in just 126 individual games (129 team games) this season, breaking the record for fewest games ever.
The previous record was Soriano's 147 games (148 team games) in 2006.
On this day, Ohtani came up as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the 커뮤니티 4th inning, got on base with an infield hit, and stole second base when the next batter, Mookie Betts, was at bat.
Otani, who completed one axis of 40-40, completed the record by creating a dramatic scene in the 9th inning.
In the bottom of the ninth with the score tied 3-3 and the bases loaded, Ohtani hit a first-pitch slider from left-handed pitcher Colin Pozzet.
The ball flew 118.5 meters at a speed of 169 kilometers per hour and landed over the center field fence.
With this, Ohtani secured a personal record while also gifting the Dodgers their fifth consecutive win.