Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Three of the best handful of hitters on the planet were on the same field at Yankee Stadium yesterday, and the Phillies/Mets rivalry is as venomous as any in baseball, but take a straw poll of the real sickos and they’ll tell you the marquee Division Series tilt is the one between…
(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is currently putting the finishing touches on a historic season, and even after creating the 50/50 club with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases, he is still finding ways to impress with just days left until the playoffs start. After another big performance…
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Shohei Ohtani is having himself quite the stretch run to close out his 2024 MLB season and recently became the first player in MLB history to put up 50 home runs and 50 steals in the same season, doing so in emphatic fashion against the Miami Marlins on Thursday….
The incredible Shohei Ohtani set another MLB record on Thursday night, becoming the first player to ever record 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season. Shohei Ohtani Makes History Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani was yet again blowing expectations out of the water this week, in what could have been one of…
Sam Navarro-Imagn Images In retrospect, of course he was going to do it. On Thursday, Shohei Ohtani became the first player in history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season, and he did it loudly. His 6-for-6, three-homer, two-steal game would be among the best single-game lines by any…
Brett Davis-Imagn Images, Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Heading into the year, everyone thought this would be the season that Shohei Ohtani, rehabbing from elbow surgery and DHing only, stepped aside and yielded MVP to someone else before resuming his place as the de facto favorite for the award in 2025. Instead, Ohtani decided to make a…
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Last week, I modeled Shohei Ohtani’s chase for 50 home runs and 50 steals to predict when he might reach that historic dual milestone. That prediction isn’t static, though. Every time Ohtani plays a game, the likelihood of his getting to 50/50 changes. Good news, though: Updating the model is as easy…
There are a lot of great baseball storylines to keep tabs on this month. Aaron Judge is on yet another historic tear. Bobby Witt Jr. and the Royals are crashing the playoff party. The Brewers and Guardians are showing the league that you overlook the Central divisions at your own peril. But it all pales…
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is on his way to becoming the first player in MLB history to put up 50 home runs and 50 steals in a season and is currently at 44 homers and 46 steals after becoming the fastest player ever to reach 40/40. His Dodgers…
(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Shohei Ohtani is a sensation unlike any baseball has ever seen, and he delighted crowds on Tuesday as he arrived at the ballpark in Arlington for the All-Star Game. The Los Angeles Dodgers star recently accepted his 2023 AL MVP award in the company of his dog, who he…
