There is just one member of the 50-50 membership in MLB historical past after Shohei Ohtani's historic efficiency Thursday. The Los Angeles Dodgers famous person went 6-for-6 with three residence runs, two doubles, two steals, 4 runs scored and 10 RBI in a 20-4 rout of the Miami Marlins.
The win clinched a playoff spot for the Dodgers, marking the primary time in Ohtani's MLB profession that he might be enjoying in the postseason.
“I'm equally ecstatic with both experiences I had,” Ohtani told the MLB Network postgame by way of an interpreter. “The biggest thing for me was being able to finally achieve the dream of playing in a postseason game.”
As with any historic occasion in baseball, the Hall of Fame got here calling for a few of Ohtani's tools, together with his cleats that featured his canine, Decoy.
The complete sports activities world has been following Ohtani's otherworldly season, and many individuals discovered themselves amazed but once more by the Japanese star's exploits.
Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners pitcher: “Unbelievable season. Nobody's done it before, so I've got a ton of respect for him. And, yeah, glad he's on the Dodgers and not an AL team.”
Yusei Kikuchi, Houston Astros: “As I was finishing my warm-up, I saw him hit his 50th home run. I was really excited and happy for him. All my teammates were watching, too, and they were pretty excited, too. I’m happy that it was a Japanese player that was able to accomplish it.”
LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers: “THIS GUY IS UNREAL!!!! WOWZERS”
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs: “Insane!!!”
Billie Jean King, tennis Hall of Famer: “Make that 51/51 for Shohei Ohtani! Wow!”
Magic Johnson, basketball Hall of Famer: “On behalf of the Dodgers’ Ownership Group, I want to congratulate Shohei on being the 1st in MLB History to have a 50/50 season! Dodger Fans, we got a chance to be a part of MLB history!”
Former MLB slugger Jose Canseco was the primary participant to hit 40 residence runs and steal 40 bases in a season. Before the 1988 season, he predicted that he could be the primary member of the 40-40 membership, and he did simply that whereas serving to the Oakland A's attain the World Series. Canseco was unanimously voted the AL MVP that season.
In 1988 I created the 40/40 membership
35 years later Shohei Ohtani created the 50/50 membership
Congratulations to him
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) September 19, 2024
Even Philadelphia 76ers heart Joel Embiid, on the eve of his three-year, $192 million extension announcement, loved the present.
Al Michaels, who has referred to as many memorable baseball moments in his illustrious broadcasting profession, took time throughout Thursday's recreation between the New York Jets and New England Patriots to acknowledge Ohtani's feat.
Former MLBer Fred Lynn is one among 15 gamers to have pushed in no less than 10 RBI in a recreation, having achieved so towards the Detroit Tigers in 1975 as a rookie with the Boston Red Sox.
The Tampa Bay Rays have been getting Ohtani updates throughout their recreation towards the Red Sox and needed to watch historical past for themselves.
“We had gotten news that he was 6-for-6. We're like, ‘What?' And we're all pulling it up on the iPad, the home runs he hit, and it's like, dude is unbelievable,” Rays shortstop Taylor Walls mentioned. “Three homers, [two] stolen bases, two doubles, 10 RBIs. Who does that?
“Nobody does that.”
