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Sho of a Lifetime: Ohtani Could Stage Encore This Season After 40–40

The Dodgers superstar is on pace to be Major League Baseball’s first 50–50 player.
Sho of a Lifetime: Ohtani Could Stage Encore This Season After 40–40
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers at bat against the Tampa Bay Rays in Los Angeles on Aug. 25, 2024. Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images
John E. Gibson
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When Shohei Ohtani stole his 40th base of the season Friday, August 23, at Dodger Stadium, he was again showing off his speed. When he cracked a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning of the same game for his 40th home run and a 7–3 Los Angeles Dodgers victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, he was just Sho-wing off.

And this Sho must go on.

John E. Gibson
John E. Gibson
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John E. Gibson has covered pro baseball in Japan for about 20 years and brings great knowledge and insight across the sports spectrum. His experience includes stints at The Orange County Register, The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, The Redlands Daily Facts and The Yomiuri Shimbun’s English newspaper in Tokyo.