Shohei Ohtani makes MLB history as first player to join 50-50 club

Shohei Ohtani all but locked up the National League MVP by completing a historic feat on Thursday.

He added a little icing on the cake, too.

Ohtani became the first MLB player to join the 50-50 club, swiping two bases and then crushing three homers for the Dodgers against the Marlins.

He finished a 20-4 Dodgers romp by going 6-for-6 with three homers, two steals and 10 RBIs.

The Japanese slugger stole his 50th base in the first inning and added No. 51 one frame later.

Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani homered twice on Thursday afternoon. Getty Images

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani is congratulated by teammates after Ohtani hit a home run scoring Andy Pages during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Miami.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is congratulated by teammates after Ohtani hit a home run scoring Andy Pages during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Miami. AP

Sitting on 48 homers, he hit his 49th in the sixth inning before joining the elusive club in the seventh, walloping a 1-2 offering from Miami reliever Mike Baumann, sending it the 391 feet the opposite way for a two-run shot.

Too put an exclamation point on the game, he crushed a three-run blast in the ninth.

He also became the first player in Dodgers franchise history to hit 50 homers in a single season.

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