Tracking Shohei Ohtani quest to 50 home runs, 50 stolen bases - ESPN

Shohei Ohtani is on his way to another record-setting accomplishment in his career.

In his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, after signing the largest contract in MLB history, Ohtani earned his membership into the 40-40 club on August 23 against the Tampa Bay Rays where he stole a base in the bottom of the fourth then hit a walk-off grand slam.

Ohtani became the sixth MLB player to reach the 40-40 club, the first since Ronald Acuna Jr. in 2023, when the Atlanta Braves star smashed his 40th home run in the final week of the regular season against the Chicago Cubs in the bottom of the seventh.

With over a month of regular season baseball remaining for the Dodgers, Ohtani is on track for a chance to become the first player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases.

Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves, 2023 (41 HR, 73 SB)

Alfonso Soriano, Washington Nationals, 2006 (46, HR, 41 SB)

Alex Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners, 1998 (42 HR, 46 SB)

Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics, 1998 (42 HR, 40 SB)

Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, 1996 (42 HR, 40 SB)

Here's Ohtani's journey to becoming the first player to reach 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases.

Home run No. 42

On the bobblehead night of him and his dog, Decoy, Ohtani met the moment, smashing a home run off Baltimore Orioles pitcher Corbin Burnes in the first inning. The 391-foot homer came on the fifth pitch of the game. It marked Ohtani's fourth leadoff home run this season and first at Dodger Stadium, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

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Home run No. 41

Ohtani measured the pitches from Rays pitcher Taj Bradley's hands comfortably. With the count at 2-1, Ohtani crushed the 92-mile-per-hour pitch into the far right field to