It was an ordinary day. Reading about a fellow by the name of Shohei Ohtani who became the first major league baseball player to exceed 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in the same season during the most spectacular season of a lifetime. I have followed the sport of baseball since I was a child and have quite a few heroes that I have followed over the years, but not a single one was able to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 basses in the same season. Ohtani accomplished the feat by going deep three times and swiping two bags this past Thursday against the Miami Marlins. Shohei is a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani hit his 49th homer in the sixth inning, his 50th in the seventh and his 51st in the ninth. He finished 6-for-6 with 10 RBIs while becoming the first big league player to hit three homers and steal two bases in a game. "It was something I wanted to get over as quickly as possible. And, you know, it's something that I'm going to cherish for a very long time," Ohtani said through an interpreter in a televised interview. The Japanese superstar reached the second deck in right-center on two of his three homers at Loan Depot Park. In the sixth inning, he launched a 1-1 slider from George Soriano 438 feet for his 49th homer. Ohtani hit his 50th homer in the seventh inning, an opposite-field, two-run shot to left against Marlins reliever Mike Baumann. Then, in the ninth, his 51st traveled 440 feet to right-center, a three-run shot against Marlins second baseman Vidal Brujan, who came into pitch with the game out of hand. The Dodgers won 20-4 and clinched their 12th straight playoff berth. "To be honest, I'm the one probably most surprised,' Ohtani said. "I have no idea where this came from, but I'm glad that it was going well today. Congratulations go out from just about everyone and here's hoping he doesn't hit too many more this year. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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