Shohei Ohtani is three homers and three stolen bases away from history, with 16 more games to go.
The Los Angeles Dodgers star hit his 47th homer of the season against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. With 47 stolen bases already, he now has MLB’s first 47-47 season. The homer also gave him a new career high in long balls, surpassing his previous best of 46 in 2021.
With two more homers, Ohtani would tie Shawn Green’s Dodgers record for most homers in a season. The former All-Star hit 49 in 2001.
Ohtani’s homer was only the start of the fireworks for the Dodgers on Wednesday, though. After a Cubs two-run rally in the top of the first, the Dodgers got on the board via Ohtani then had Tommy Edman, Will Smith and Max Muncy hit back-to-back-to-back homers off Chicago starter Jordan Wicks to go up 5-2.
