The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani became the first player in baseball history to reach the 50/50 club on Thursday by stealing two bases and hitting three home runs in a 6-for-6 performance against the Marlins.

MIAMI -- Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to exceed 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season during the most spectacular game of a history-making career for the Los Angeles Dodgers star, going deep three times and swiping two bags on Thursday against the Miami Marlins.

MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to exceed 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season during the most spectacular game of a history-making career for the Los Angeles Dodgers star, going deep three times and swiping two bags on Thursday against the Miami Marlins.

Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, with the Los Angeles Dodgers star going deep twice to

Ohtani raced past the 50-50 milestone in the most spectacular game of his history-making career, becoming the first big league player to hit three homers and steal two bases in a game during a 20-4 rout of the Miami Marlins on Thursday that also secured a playoff spot for the Dodgers.

Shohei Ohtani may end up the first player in MLB history with 50 homers and stolen bases in a single season. Here are other players who came close.

Among the roughly 23,000 men who played played Major League Baseball over the past century-and-a-half, none had a season with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases — until now

Ohtani became the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season, earning praise from his home country’s fans, media, and government.