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Shohei Ohtani hits 45th HR to go with his 46 steals; he has 21 games left for 50-50 season

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Shohei Ohtani is 90% of the way to a 50-homer, 50-steal season, with 13% of the season left to go.

The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar hit his 45th homer of the season on Friday against the Cleveland Guardians, giving him an already unprecedented 45-45 season through his 46 steals. The homer was also his 100th RBI of the season, tying a career high.

The homer, hit 413 feet to center field off Guardians starting pitcher Matthew Boyd, ended up being L.A.'s only run in a 3-1 loss.

Shohei Ohtani is on pace for 50-50, but has already made history

Before this season, the largest number any player had posted in both homers and stolen bases was the 42 homers and 46 steals posted by Alex Rodríguez in 1998.