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Batting Around: How many home runs and stolen bases for Shohei Ohtani? Dodgers star has 50-50 season in sight
Ohtani is fighting for a first in MLB history: 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season

By Mike Axisa

Throughout the season the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the future of baseball, all sorts of stuff. Last week we discussed Aaron Judge's home run pace. This week we're going to tackle Shohei Ohtani's pursuit of baseball's first 50-50 season.

How many home runs and stolen bases with Ohtani finish with?
R.J. Anderson: I think the spirit of the question here is really "will Ohtani create the 50-50 club?" I believe he will, and so the exact numbers beyond that threshold don't matter -- at least not as much. For the sake of posterity, I'll guess that he'll end up with something like 52 home runs and 55 stolen bases.

Dayn Perry: Every roundtable needs a hater, and I'm here to help. I'll say he gets to 54 stolen bases and 49 home runs -- i.e., one homer shy of becoming the first 50-50 player in MLB history. Furthermore, I'll say Ohtani never again approaches 50 steals in a season as he ages and as his return to pitching eats into his available "bandwidth" while on the bases. Oh well.

Matt Snyder: I was overzealous in my Aaron Judge home run prediction roundtable answer a few weeks ago, so I've learned my lesson and I'll play it a bit more conservatively. I will also be rooting for the 50-50 club threshold to be reached, so I'm going to go with the bare minimum. Ohtani ends with exactly 50 homers and 50 stolen bases.

Mike Axisa: At this point 50-50 feels like a lock. I'll say ... 51 home runs and 50 stolen bases. Stolen bases are physically demanding and come with injury risk, so I think Ohtani gets the red light as soon as he reaches 50. The 51 home runs, I dunno, that's just a guess. The Dodgers have 22 games remaining and Ohtani is sitting on 44 home runs. Seven home runs in 22 games is doable. (Ohtani has nine home runs in his last 22 games, for reference.)

Batting Around: How many home runs and stolen bases for Shohei Ohtani? Dodgers star has 50-50 season in sight

Ohtani is fighting for a first in MLB history: 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season

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[GSP_37]

Shohei 45-46

Just a bit more power in one swing and it would have been 46-46.

 

[Partlow]

In the second game of a Sept. 6 doubleheader, Bender told multiple hitters for the Lakeland Flying Tigers, a Detroit farm team, the specific pitches being thrown by starter Ross Dunn, sources said.

Lakeland scored four runs in the second inning and won the game 6-0 to clinch the Florida State League West division and eliminate the Mighty Mussels from playoff contention after Fort Myers had held a six-game lead three weeks earlier.

Fort Myers coaches were notified by Lakeland coaches about Bender's pitch tipping after the game, sources said.

Bender's willingness to tip pitches surprised Lakeland players, and there were no indications of wrongdoing from the Flying Tigers, sources said. Bender had told teammates he wanted the season to be over, according to sources.

Lol wut
I hope his teammates/pitchers beat his ass

 

[My Spot]

@DW=HERO The rookie pitcher for the Dodgers turned his back on the umpire after a bad call and caused Joe Simpson to go on one of his legendary old man rants.

 

[DW=HERO]

@DW=HERO The rookie pitcher for the Dodgers turned his back on the umpire after a bad call and caused Joe Simpson to go on one of his legendary old man rants.

I switched to YouTube tv and don’t have the channel anymore. I usually have the radio on but I was watching smackdown. I hate that I missed it. I’ll be glad when the old heads go away.

A buddy of mine and I want to start a YouTube channel calling Braves games. Trying to work out the details.

The AA team moved to Columbus going to try something and see if it works out.

 

[My Spot]

I’ll be glad when the old heads go away.

 

[Frank23]

 

[mjmj]

Its amazing that its never been done before.

 

[clutchCAT420]

Fuck the Madres, eat shit...

 

[helax]

2 more dingers

 

[Corona]

2 more dingers

I can’t look at that word the same way after the Rockies mascot fiasco lol


This is why we kneel

 

[Revolver]

one more

 

[Revolver]

50/50 goatani

 

[helax]

Unreal

 

[Jonathan Utah]

Marlins make history again.

 

[Revolver]

5-for-5, 2 HR, 2 SB, 2 DB, 7 RBI

Got thrown out at 3rd trying to get a triple a couple at bats earlier or he would have had a cycle.

 

[TeTe]

50/50 goatani

I know I was talking a lot of shit about his contract cause he wasn't going to be pitching this year and playing DH, but damn, props to him for going 50/50. Even without the pitching it's understandable why he got paid that much.

When he comes back next year on the mound his contract will seem appropriate for sure.

 

[TeTe]

Anyway, Madres got the Doyers number this year

 

[heavyarms21]

GOATani is a fucking legend , you ever see the Natural , he's better than fucking Roy Hobbs , absolutely a HOF