Shohei Ohtani made history last season by becoming the first player in MLB history to record 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single year. Now, in 2025, the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar is on pace to do something nearly as unprecedented — and potentially even more remarkable.
In Tuesday’s game against the Miami Marlins, Ohtani became the first MLB player this season to reach double digits in both home runs and stolen bases. He launched his 10th homer in the sixth inning — a towering no-doubter into the upper deck in right field — to tie the game 2-2 at loanDepot park.
Fittingly, it was the same stadium where Ohtani completed his 50-50 campaign last season — one that ended with a third career MVP award, his first World Series title, and a near miss of the Triple Crown.
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One inning after Tuesday’s homer, Ohtani laced an RBI double to pull the Dodgers even again, this time after a Marlins rally in the bottom of the sixth. That performance came just a day after he hit a 117.9 mph home run — the hardest-hit homer in MLB so far this year.
Through 34 games, Ohtani is now tracking toward a 47-homer, 47-stolen base season, assuming he plays in the remaining 126 games on the Dodgers’ schedule. That would have been historic in any other context — if not for the bar he already raised last year.
And yet, Ohtani could still be aiming higher.
If he manages to return to the mound in 2025 while maintaining his elite production at the plate, Ohtani could pioneer a new statistical milestone: a “40-40-40” season — 40 home runs, 40 stolen bases, and 40 strikeouts pitched.
That last component depends on whether he’s able to pitch enough innings to hit the mark. Ohtani underwent surgery for a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder — suffered during the 2024 World Series — and while he was initially expected to return by Opening Day, his recovery has been slower than projected.
For now, his status on the mound remains uncertain. But at the plate and on the bases, Ohtani continues to play at a level the game has never seen.