Only five players in MLB history have hit 40 home runs and stolen 40 bases in a single season. Shohei Ohtani is poised to become the sixth.
Since he entered MLB back in 2018, Shohei Ohtani has been one of the best power-speed threats in the big leagues. But Ohtani, who is a full-time hitter as he recovers from major surgery in his pitching elbow last September, has taken his power-speed combo to the next level in 2024.
Making the jump to the 30-30 club, which Ohtani joined for the first time earlier this season, is significantly harder. In the history of MLB, only 47 players have ever compiled 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a single season. At the age of 22, A-Rod crushed 42 homers and stole 46 bases to become just the third-and still the youngest-member of the 40-40 club in '98.Soriano burst onto the scene with the New York Yankees, producing a pair of 30-30 seasons in two of his first three campaigns in the majors, accomplishing the feat once again during his tenure with the Texas Rangers.
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