Shohei Ohtani hit his 49th home run of the season and snatched two more stolen bases in Miami on Thursday, leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger one home run away from being the first player in MLB history with 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in a single season.

Ohtani was expected to complete the unprecedented achievement after becoming the fastest player in league history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in one season.

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.

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

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.

Shohei Ohtani moved closer to becoming the first player in Major League Baseball (MLB) history to hit 50 home runs and snatch 50 stolen bases in a single season with a monster shot over the right field wall in Miami on Tuesday.

Shohei Ohtani stole his 50th base on Thursday and is now just two home runs away from the first 50-50 season in major league history.

By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger Shohei Ohtani became the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season, following a stunning display of strength and speed in Miami on Thursday.

Shohei Ohtani stole two bases and hit a home run on Thursday, putting the Dodgers star one home run away from the first 50/50 season in major league history.