Shohei Ohtani hit his 49th home run of the season and snatched two more stolen bases in Miami on Thursday, leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger one home run away from being the first player in MLB history with 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in a single season.

There were 212 players who made their MLB debuts during the 2020 season that was delayed until late July and shortened to 60 games because of the pandemic.

With 51 home runs, he is now first on the Dodgers franchise list, topping Shawn Green’s mark of 49 in 2001. No other player has hit 50 home runs and stolen 50 bases in the same season, though Barry Bonds and Brady Anderson did reach those levels in separate seasons.

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hit his 50th home run and stole his 50th base of the season on Thursday, becoming the first MLB player to reach both benchmarks in the same season.

(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.

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?

Shohei Ohtani made history on Thursday night. The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar hit an opposite-field home run that traveled 391 feet in the seventh

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani makes baseball history by becoming the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season.

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