Shohei Ohtani has just further made his case as one of the best to ever play the game of baseball professionally. It was not enough that he went 6 for 6 in the Dodgers game yesterday, with three home runs and 10 RBI's. He also became the first and only member in the 50/50 club in baseball history. Unreal.

For people that don't know, Ohtani now has 51 home runs and 50 stolen bases. That is incredible. For Ohtani to achieve this so early in his MLB career is amazing. Again, he is the only player to ever do this. I remember when Jose Canseco made the 40/40 club back when I was kid. It was a big deal. Not many people had done that to that point. Ohtani has upped it by 10 plus, with a good amount of games left. It would be wild if he joined the 60/60. And the crazy thing, I wouldn't be stunned if he did it. That is how good he is at the game of baseball. Ohtani can hit with the best of them. Not only does he have 50 home runs, he has 120 RBI's and has a batting average of .294. Oh, and he may end up pitching in the postseason. It's more likely that he won't, but the sheer possibility that he could is baffling.

There is no other player like Shohei Ohtani. There hasn't been a player like him since Babe Ruth, and Ruth never had a season of hitting and pitching like Ohtani has had. He has had multiple seasons where he is a dominant pitcher and a home run hitter. He has won the MVP already, but he should be no doubt MVP this year. He is doing amazing things on the field. Not only does he provide power, but when he gets on base, he is one of the better base stealers in the MLB. A single is going to be a double, at least now. He is going to swipe second base when he gets the chance. Outside of Elly De La Cruz, I don't know that any other player is more of a threat to steal bases than Ohtani. And he's damn good at it too. As good as he is at hitting homers. For a bit I would say that Mike Trout and Bryce Harper were the best players in baseball. That's not true, and it's not even close. Shoei Ohtani is far and away the best player in baseball. He is leaps and bounds above everyone else. I thought that maybe this season would be a little rough for him. He had a scandal with his interpreter, he was coming off injury, he was changing teams and he had this massive contract to live up to. None of that has stopped him from having a massive season. The scandal was over before it ever really started. The injury only affected his pitching. The team change was not a big deal because he didn't have to leave the city he was initially playing in. And he has more than lived up to the money the Dodgers decided to give him. This is the new world of sports contracts, and Ohtani has proven that the Dodgers were right to give him one of the biggest contracts in the history of pro sports.

Shohei Ohtani is the best player in baseball. He has now done something else that no other MLB player has done. He is in a league all his own. I'm not a Dodgers fan by any means, but I sure as hell am going to watch them in the playoffs because I want to see what amazing thing Shoei Ohtani is going to do next. He is making me become more of a baseball fan. 

Ty

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