Will Shohei Ohtani (aged 30, LA Dodgers) be able to rewrite Major League history again this time? The baseball community is paying attention to the first 45-45 challenge ever.

Ohtani started the game against the Oakland Athletics during the 2024 Major League Baseball regular season at the Coliseum in Oakland, California on the 5th (Korea time), and had no hits and two strikeouts in four times at bat. The Dodgers won the game 3-2 against the Oakland Athletics, continuing its second consecutive win.

Despite his silence on the day, Ohtani garnered attention from the entire baseball community by achieving 30 homers and 30 steals for the first time this season. Ohtani, who had 33 homers and 28 steals until Thursday, finished 30-30 in 108 games by playing third-base and third-base games on Sunday. It was the third-lowest number of games in Major League history, and various information about Ohtani's record was poured in, including the third player (fourth) to reach 30-30 in Dodgers history.

Among them, possibilities between 45 and 45 are drawing attention the most. Ohtani has displayed impressive pace of 15 steals in the last 25 games, reaching the 30-30 mark in an instant. He has already shown fast feet by recording 20 steals or more twice in the Major League, but this season, when he is concentrating on batting, he has actively attempted to steal bases and is showing improvement.

According to the U.S. MLBcom, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Otani and (first base coach) Clayton McCuller have a very good relationship. "We are analyzing pitcher's tendency based on strong trust," explaining the efforts of Otani and his coaches to succeed in stealing bases.

Japanese media "Chunichi Sports" paid attention to Ohtani's first 45-45 possibility. The media expected Ohtani, who had a 48-homer-45 steal pace based on 111 games, to surpass the sixth 40-40 mark in history, to be able to do 45-45 for the first time in history. At the same time, the media introduced the fact that Roberts laughed, saying, "Ohtani certainly has a 45-45 record in mind."

Meanwhile, of the five players who joined the MLB 40-40 club earlier, more than 45 homers have achieved so far only Alfonso Soriano (46 homers-41 steals) in 2006, and Ronald Acuña Jr. (41 homers-73 steals) in 2023 for 45 homers or more. The other three players have failed to increase their number to 45 after achieving 40-40 goals. Ohtani, who hit 46 homers in 2021, is drawing attention by challenging dream areas that no one has ever reached in history. 메이저사이트