Early Life and Career in Japan

There is no more incredible baseball player than Shohei Ohtani. We knew this already, and yet, on Thursday, he reminded us of it once again.

Entering the day, Ohtani was two homers and one stolen base shy of becoming the first player in MLB history with a 50-50 season. He’s a great player, but any logical baseball fan would have looked at that line and figured he would establish his new club by perhaps the end of the weekend.

Think again. Three home runs and two stolen bases later, Ohtani put together the best single-game individual performance we have ever seen, considering the circumstances and what was at stake. Did we mention that the Dodgers needed a win to clinch a postseason berth?