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Sports world reacts to Shohei Ohtani’s historic night as MLB’s 50-50 club is formed
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Sports world reacts to Shohei Ohtani’s historic night as MLB’s 50-50 club is formed

There is only one member of the 50-50 club in MLB history after Shohei Ohtani’s historic night on Thursday. The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar went 6-for-6 with three homers, two doubles, two steals, four runs scored and 10 RBI during a 20-4 rout of the Miami Marlins.

The win also clinched the Dodgers a spot in the playoffs. It’s the first time in his MLB career that Ohtani has played in the playoffs.

“I’m just overjoyed with both experiences that I’ve had,” Ohtani told MLB Network after the game through an interpreter. “The most important thing for me was that I was finally able to fulfill the dream of playing in a postseason game.”

As with any historic event in baseball, the Hall of Fame came to visit for some of Ohtani’s gear, including his cleats featuring his dog, Decoy.

The entire sports world followed Ohtani’s out-of-this-world season and many people were once again amazed by the Japanese star’s performance.

Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners pitcher: “Unbelievable season. Nobody’s done this before, so I have a lot of respect for him. And yeah, I’m glad he’s with the Dodgers and not an AL team.”

Yusei Kikuchi, Houston Astros: “As I was finishing my warm-up, I saw him hit his 50th home run,” Kikuchi said. “I was very excited and happy for him. All my teammates were watching and they were pretty excited too. I’m glad it was a Japanese player who could do it.

LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers: “THIS MAN IS UNREAL!!!! WOWZERS”

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs: “Crazy!!!”

Billie Jean King, tennis Hall of Famer: “Make it 51/51 for Shohei Ohtani! Wow!”

Magic Johnson, Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame: “On behalf of the Dodgers’ Ownership Group, I want to congratulate Shohei on becoming the first in MLB history to have a 50/50 season! Dodger fans, we have been given the opportunity to be a part of MLB history!”

Former MLB slugger Jose Canseco became the first player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in a season. Before the 1988 season, he had projected himself to become the first member of the 40-40 club. He did so while helping the Oakland A’s reach the World Series. Canseco was unanimously voted AL MVP that season.

Even Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid enjoyed the show on the eve of the announcement of his three-year, $192 million contract extension.

Al Michaels, who has covered many memorable baseball moments in his illustrious career as a reporter, took a moment to recognize Ohtani’s achievement during Thursday’s game between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots.

Former MLB player Fred Lynn is one of 15 players to have at least 10 RBIs in a game, when he did so in 1975 against the Detroit Tigers as a rookie with the Boston Red Sox.

The Tampa Bay Rays received updates from Ohtani during their game against the Red Sox and had to keep an eye on history themselves.

“We got the news that he was 6-for-6. We were like, ‘What?’ And we pulled it all up on the iPad, the home runs he hit, and it was like, dude, that’s unbelievable,” Rays shortstop Taylor Walls said. “Three homers, (two) stolen bases, two doubles, 10 RBIs. Who does that? Nobody does that.”