Ohtani hit his 50th homer in the seventh inning, an opposite-field, two-run shot to left against Marlins reliever Mike Baumann. One inning earlier, he hit his 49th

(Reuters) -Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger Shohei Ohtani became the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season with a stunning display of his many talents in Miami on Thursday.

Ohtani created the 50-50 club, went 6 for 6 and clinched a playoff berth for the first time all in one afternoon

Among the roughly 23,000 men who played played Major League Baseball over the past century-and-a-half, none had a season with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases — until now.

Green’s 19 total bases remain an all-time single-game record. Anthony Rendon (April 30, 2017), Edgardo Alfonso (Aug. 30, 1999), Jimmie Foxx (July 10, 1932) and Ty Cobb (May 5, 1925) all enjoyed 6-for-6 games – though with fewer total bases than both Green and Ohtani.

MLB players have stolen at least 50 bases in a season almost 500 times. They’ve hit 50 home runs or more 49 times. But no player has put both together in a single season. Are we on the precipice of a new milestone: the 50/50 club?

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, who has not pitched this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery last September, was asked after his

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani etched his name in Major League Baseball history on Thursday, becoming the inaugural member of the 50-50 club against the Miami Marlins.

Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to reach 50 home runs and 50 steals in the same season as his Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a playoff berth with a 20-4 beatdown of the host Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.