MIAMI – In the first season of a record-setting contract, without throwing a single pitch, Shohei Ohtani found a new way to amaze. Reaching 40 home runs and 40 steals in a single season faster than any player was impressive enough. But to climb all the way to 50-50? On that mountaintop, Ohtani stands alone. He reached the summit in style on Thursday by Ohtani slugging two home runs against Miami as part of a 5-for-5 start with 7 RBIs. “When you’re talking about someone that is close to doing something that’s never been close to being done, 50-50, and that for me, is separating...
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