Shohei Ohtani is just one home run away from making history with 10 games remaining.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star reached the first milestone of his campaign to record MLB’s first 50-50 season by stealing his 50th and 51st bases on Thursday against the Miami Marlins. He then added his 49th home run of the season, tying Shawn Green’s 2001 season for the most in Dodgers history.

Ohtani reached the half-century mark early in the first inning by stealing third base after leading off the game with a double.

The star DH later scored a run to give Los Angeles an early 1-0 lead over Miami. He added his 51st steal in the second inning, reaching on an RBI single and taking second without a pitch.

The home run came in the sixth inning, and it was a big one. Statcast measured it at 111.2 mph off the bat and a distance of 438 feet, giving the Dodgers a 9-3 lead.

Considering Ohtani was eliminated in the third inning trying to stretch a double into a triple, he was also seconds away from a cycle.

Thursday also marked Ohtani’s 13th game of the season with at least one home run and steal, tying him with Rickey Henderson in 1986 for the most in MLB history, according to Fabian Ardaya from The Athletic.

Is Shohei Ohtani Heading for 50-50?

Yes. With 49 home runs, 51 stolen bases and nine games remaining on the Dodgers’ regular season schedule, Ohtani is on pace for 52 home runs and 54 steals by the end of the regular season.

Ohtani would need to go six straight games without a home run to get under 50 home runs.

The Dodgers’ remaining schedule consists of home games against the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres, followed by a season-ending game at offensive-friendly Coors Field.

Shohei Ohtani has already made a lot of history with the Dodgers

However his quest for a 50-50 season turns out, Ohtani has done enough to make his first season with the Dodgers worth remembering.

When it comes to reaching certain numbers of home runs and stolen bases, Ohtani has ventured deep into uncharted territory. In August, he became the sixth player ever to reach 40-40 — joining Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodríguez, Alfonso Soriano and Ronald Acuña Jr. — and he did so in record time. The first player to reach both thresholds was Soriano on Sept. 16, 2006.

And Ohtani’s 40th home run was a special one: a walk-off grand slam.

Rodriguez previously held the record for most hits in both categories, with 42 home runs and 46 stolen bases in 1998. Ohtani tied that season mark of 42-42 during his bobblehead night on August 28 and surpassed it two days later on August 30.

Ohtani’s current home run tally surpasses his previous career high of 46, set in 2021, his first MVP year, and he has already broken his previous record in steals (26, also in 2021). He currently leads the NL in homers and trails only Elly De La Cruz in steals.

And of course, Ohtani broke records for both contract size ($700 million) and deferred contract amount ($680 million) when he signed with the Dodgers before this season.

Ohtani has built his career on being unheard of. Even in a season where he can’t pitch after undergoing UCL surgery in late 2023, he’s still doing things the MLB has never seen before.