OAKLAND, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani‘s debut season with the Los Angeles Dodgers put him in uncommon firm.
The Japanese star stole three bases on Saturday night time towards the Oakland Athletics to offer him 31 steals on the season, alongside together with his 33 dwelling runs.
This marks simply the fourth time in Dodgers historical past {that a} participant joined the 30-30 membership with Matt Kemp doing it in 2011 and Raul Mondesi in 1997 and 1999.
That is the primary time Ohtani has completed it in his profession together with his earlier excessive in steals coming in 2021 when he had 26 to go along with 46 homers for the Angels.
Ohtani reached the mark when he stole second within the ninth inning after which added one other on a double steal later within the body.
Ohtani is tied for the fourth-fastest participant to attain the mark in a season, with Jose Canseco additionally doing it within the 111th recreation of the season for Oakland in 1988. Bobby Bonds did it within the one hundred and tenth recreation in 1973, Alex Rodriguez within the 107th recreation in 1998 and Eric Davis within the one hundred and fifth recreation in 1987.
