Shohei Ohtani Breaks Records with 53 Home Runs and 55 Stolen Bases

Added 2 stolen bases and 1 home run against Colorado, surpassing Ichiro Suzuki’s record for most points scored by an Asian player in a season

Shohei Ohtani of the LA Dodgers made history by hitting 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in one season for the first time in the history of American Major League Baseball (MLB). He also tied with Ichiro Suzuki for most home runs in one season by an Asian MLB player and surpassed Ichiro’s record for most points scored by an Asian player in a season.

Ohtani started as the designated hitter in the home game against Colorado on the 23rd and played an active role with 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 RBI, 2 runs, and 2 stolen bases. He hit a solo home run over the right-center field wall in his final at-bat in the bottom of the 9th inning when the team was down 4-5. Before that, in the 3rd inning, he managed to steal second base after hitting a single, and in the 7th inning, he reached first base with a single and then stole second base.

Ohtani, who added one home run and two stolen bases on this day, recorded 53 home runs and 55 stolen bases for the season. With 6 games left in the regular season for the Dodgers, Ohtani has 55 home runs and 55 stolen bases with just 2 home runs remaining.

Ohtani hit a home run on Freddie Freeman’s timely shot in the 7th inning, tying Ichiro’s record for most points in a season (127 points) by an Asian player in 2001, and surpassed Ichiro by scoring 128 points for the season with a solo shot in the 9th inning.

Ohtani, who increased his season stolen bases to 55, is also one step closer to the most stolen bases by an Asian player in a season (56) set by Ichiro in 2001. At his current pace, it appears that Otani will easily surpass Ichiro’s stolen base record. Ohtani attempted to steal 59 passes this season and succeeded 55 times. The 93.2% steal success rate is the highest among the five players who have stolen more than 40 bases across the two MLB major leagues to date.

Ohtani, who had 4 hits that day, raised to a .301 batting average (0.301). The Dodgers came from behind to win 6-5 when second baseman Mookie Betts hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th inning.