In a single play, a home run and a stolen base cannot occur simultaneously. However, a home run and an RBI, a stolen base and a run can occur simultaneously.
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who is about to hit 40 homers and 40 steals, cannot afford to stage both incidents at once. However, he can achieve both incidents in a single game.
Ohtani has 39 home runs and 39 steals as of the 22nd (Korea time).
At the game against the Seattle Mariners at Dodger Stadium on the day, Ryu had one hit, one walk, and two steals from four times at bat. Dodgers won the game 8-4, securing four consecutive wins. 메이저사이트
Ohtani added a stolen base by getting on base with a hit in his third at-bat after one out in the fifth inning with a 3-1 lead. With the ball count of 3B1S, Ohtani, who pulled Seattle starter Logan Gilbert’s cutter in the middle of the fifth pitch of 94.2 miles, created a laundry line hit with a 97.8-mile batting speed falling in the middle of the right, quickly ran to second base as soon as his second 85.8-mile slider became a strike on his body at the batter’s box, and stole the bases.
Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh didn’t even throw the ball because it started so fast. Then Ohtani, who advanced to third base due to Gilbert’s wild pitch, homered with Freeman’s double to the right-center, widening the gap to 4-1.
If Ohtani adds one homer and one steal, he will put the flag at the 40-40 mark. If Ohtani records one homer and one steal at the same time in a game, he will be the first player in history to achieve 40 homers and 40 steals for a season on a specific game or on a specific date.
The previous five members of the 40-40 club recorded 40 home runs and 40 steals on different dates and games. The founder, Jose Canseco, reached 40 steals on Sept. 19 and five days later on Sept. 24. In 1996, Barry Bonds hit 40 home runs on Sept. 17 and 40 steals on Sept. 28. In 1998, Alex Rodriguez marked 40 home runs first on Sept. 6 and then hit 40 home runs on Sept. 20.
In 2006, Alfonso Soriano hit 40 home runs on Aug. 20 and reached 40 steals on Sept. 17. Last year, Ronald Acuña Jr. hit 40 steals on July 4 and kissed 40 home runs on Sept. 23, 81 days later. Acuña Jr. hit 30 home runs in the season on Sept. 1, marked 30-60 and continued his explosive slugging power for the last month of the season, achieving an unprecedented 40-70 record.
In the first half of the season, Ohtani posted home runs faster than stealing, but displayed strong mobility by stealing multiple bases in August, setting a similar figure. He added seven homers and 11 steals, respectively, in August.
The Dodgers will continue its six consecutive home games with the Tampa Bay Rays from July 24 to 26, and the Baltimore Orioles from July 28 to 30. In other words, chances are quite high that the first 40-40 hero in the Dodgers’ history will be born at Dodger Stadium.
What is noteworthy is that Ohtani can achieve 40-40 at the fastest pace ever. The fastest player ever to achieve 40-40 is Soriano. He joined the 40-40 club with 46 homers in 2006, when he stole his 40th for the season against the Milwaukee Brewers, his 147th appearance of the season.
Ohtani played in 125 of the 128 games his team played through Sunday. If he adds one homer and one stolen base within the next 21 games, he will become the fastest 40-40 man to beat Soriano.
It remains to be seen interestingly whether Ohtani will simultaneously hit his 40th home run of the season and steal his 40th on a certain date in August, at the fastest pace in history, as well as for the first time.
