MIAMI —
As his march toward history has neared its final destination in recent weeks, Shohei Ohtani has tried to sidestep the chatter surrounding his chase for 50-50.
“It’s something I will look back on at the end of the season,” the Dodgers slugger, who is attempting to become the first player in Major League Baseball history with 50 home runs and 50 steals in the same season, said last week. “I’m trying to be less cognizant of it [for now].”
His manager, however, is calling his bluff.
“He cares,” Dave Roberts said with a sly grin recently.