Shohei Ohtani shatters record as the first player in MLB history with a 45-45 season

LA Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani continues to uplift his record as he becomes the first player to reach the exclusive 45-45 club after he smacked his 45th homer against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. He has already stolen 46 bases on the season and has set himself apart from anyone in MLB history.

In the sixth inning, during his third plate appearance on the night at Dodger Stadium, Ohtani took Matthew Boyd deep for a 413-foot solo home run. This also marked his 100th RBI of the season as the NL MVP frontrunner continues to make the case for the best MLB season ever for a hitter in baseball history.

Previously in last Tuesday's matchup against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Ohtani stole three bases in a single game as he marched from 44 to 46 stolen bases. He currently has 45 home runs and 46 stolen bases on the season with more than three weeks to go.

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Shohei Ohtani also the quickest to the 40-40 club

Shohei Ohtani's 40th home run was a walk-off grand slam that came against the Tampa Bay Rays just before the last week of August hit. During the same game, in the fourth inning, he also stole his 40th base of the season.

The grand slam was historic in many ways. First, he became only the sixth hitter in MLB history to reach the elusive 40-40 club in a season. Second, he topped Alfonso Soriano's previous record to reach 40-40 club in 147 games. Shohei did it in just 126 games.

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And finally the third. While most of the hitters on the list took the majority of September to get there, Ohtani only needed till the second last week of August to achieve the milestone.

Thus, whatever Shohei Ohtani completes his season with, it will be a new benchmark for years to come. By the looks of it, he's on pace to reach 50-50 and may even better that.

What do you think Shohei Ohtani will end his season with? 50-50 or 55-55? Share your thoughts on whether he would be the NL MVP amid competition from Mets' Francisco Lindor.

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