Shohei Ohtani is two home runs and two stolen bases away from making it a historic success, and there are still eleven games left.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star continued his campaign, recording his first 50-50 season in MLB with a home run against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday, his 48th of the season.

The home run ended a four-game home run drought for Ohtani, which wouldn’t sound like a long time to most players. For Ohtani, however, it was his longest stretch since July 12. The home run puts him one point behind Shawn Green, who holds the Dodgers’ single-season record with 49 home runs.

Ohtani reached 48 stolen bases in Wednesday’s home game against the Chicago Cubs, the same game in which he hit his 47th home run.

On Wednesday, Ohtani hit a home run and a steal in a single game for the 12th time, just one shy of the MLB record for most such games held by Rickey Henderson.

Is Shohei Ohtani on a 50-50 course?

Yes. With 48 home runs, 48 ​​stolen bases and 11 games remaining in the Dodgers’ regular season, Ohtani is on pace to have 51 home runs and 51 steals by the end of the regular season.

Ohtani would have to go five games in a row without either point to deviate from the winning streak of 50.

The Dodgers’ remaining schedule consists of this series against the Marlins, followed by a home game against the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres, and then a season-ending road game at offense-friendly Coors Field.

Shohei Ohtani has already made a lot of history with the Dodgers

Whatever happens in his quest to achieve a 50-50 season, Ohtani has done enough to make his first season with the Dodgers a memorable one.

Ohtani has broken new ground when it comes to reaching specific home run and stolen base numbers. In August, he became the sixth player ever to reach 40-40 – joining Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodríguez, Alfonso Soriano and Ronald Acuña Jr. – and did so in record time. The earliest player to reach both thresholds was Soriano on Sept. 16, 2006.

And Ohtani’s 40th home run was something special: a walk-off grand slam.

Rodriguez previously held the record for most home runs in both categories, with 42 home runs and 46 stolen bases in 1998. Ohtani matched that 42-42 season record on his bobblehead night on August 28 and surpassed it two days later on August 30.

Ohtani’s current home run count surpasses his previous career high of 46, set in 2021, his first MVP year, and he has already surpassed his previous record for steals (26, also in 2021). He currently leads the NL in home runs and trails only Elly De La Cruz in steals.

And of course, Ohtani set records in both contract size ($700 million) and deferred contract payments ($680 million) when he signed with the Dodgers before this season.

Ohtani has built his career on unprecedented accomplishments, and even in a season where he won’t be able to pitch due to UCL surgery in late 2023, he’s still doing things the MLB has never seen.