Shohei Ohtani joined another elite club when he broke Ichiro Suzuki’s single-season stolen base record for a Japanese-born player against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.
With his 57th stolen base, Ohtani has become one of the greatest base runners in baseball history which only adds to the legend of the two-way player.
The journey to holding this record became realistic when he sat tied with manager Dave Roberts.
It came after Ohtani singled off Miami Marlins left-hander Ryan Weathers in his first at-bat on Wednesday, Sept.18. He then stole second base on the very first pitch to Mookie Betts, sliding in safely.