Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is currently putting the finishing touches on a historic season, and even after making the 50/50 club with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases, he’s still finding ways to impress with the playoffs open. just days. .
After another big performance in Thursday night’s win over the San Diego Padres, Ohtani became the first player in 20 years to accomplish another impressive feat.
With a 3-for-5 performance last night, Ohtani became the first player since 2001 to collect more than 400 bases in a season, becoming just the 19th player ever to do so.
Shohei Ohtani is the FIRST PLAYER to reach 400 total bases since 2001🤯
Ohtani’s historic season continues 👏 @BRWalkoff pic.twitter.com/PFEyjYJ2pD
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 27, 2024
It’s only the 30th time since 1900, and Ohtani is the first to accomplish the feat since Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Todd Helton and Luis Gonzalez accomplished the feat in 2001.
Those were different times, but it’s somewhat surprising that no one has done it since.
Ohtani’s 97 extra-base hits are the main reason why he was able to reach 400 total bases, and if he can squeeze in three more, he’ll become the first since the same four legends to hit 100 extra-base hits. the same in 2001
This man is just collecting accolades right now, but aside from 400 bases and potentially 100 extra hits, there’s another big fish out there that he still has a quiet chance of catching.
Ohtani’s .305 batting average is just seven points behind Luis Arayes for the NL title, and if he beats him, he would become the first NL Triple Crown winner since Joe Medwick did it with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1937.
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