Shohei Ohtani looked up at a visiting crowd that turned out to cheer him and the Los Angeles Dodgers — and ended up getting to witness one of the greatest individual performances, and seasons, in major league history.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (17) of Japan, steals third base, for his 50th stolen base of the season, as Miami Marlins third baseman Connor Norby attempts the tag during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Miami.

Japan reacted with incredulity and pride on Friday after Shohei Ohtani became the first player in Major League Baseball to record 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season. The Los Angeles Dodgers star from Japan made history with a seventh-inning homer in a 20-4 victory over the Marlins in Miami.

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

Shohei Ohtani stole his 50th base on Thursday and is now just two home runs away from the first 50-50 season in major league history.

Shohei Ohtani may end up the first player in MLB history with 50 homers and stolen bases in a single season. Here are other players who came close.

Shohei Ohtani becomes the first player to achieve 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season as the Dodgers beat Miami 20-4 to clinch a playoff berth.

Here is Ohtani's historic day. It is the first three-homer, two-steal game in baseball history: Needless to say, the Dodgers and Ohtani (and the Hall of Fame?) would like to get t