2024 MLB odds: Can Shohei Ohtani register MLB's first 50/50 season?
Making history always seem far-fetched … until someone comes close to doing it.
On Aug. 23, against the Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani stole his 40th base of the season, before blasting his 40th home run of the year in the bottom of the ninth inning, a walk-off grand slam that gave L.A. the win and catapulted Ohtani into the MLB record books.
With that performance, he became the sixth player in league history to record at least 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season — in short, he joined the 40/40 club.
But more history appears to (potentially) be on the horizon for Ohtani.
Is it possible he could be the first member of the 50/50 club?
It appears sportsbooks believe he has the feat in the bag, as they've removed Ohtani odds to reach 50/50 after the Dodgers superstar hit his latest homer and stole his latest base on Wednesday night.
Ohtani has played 143 games on the year, and as mentioned, currently has 47 home runs and 48 stolen bases, meaning he has 19 games to hit three more home runs and steal two more bases.
Let's check out the odds that Ohtani becomes the league's first 50/50 player at FanDuel Sportsbook as of Sept. 11:
Ohtani to hit 50+ home runs and record 50+ stolen bases in 2024 regular season:
Yes: -400 (bet $10 to win $12.50 total)
No: +285 (bet $10 to win $38.50 total)
Ohtani crushes his 47th home run, setting a new single-season career high
The six members of the 40/40 club are Jose Canseco (A's, 1988), Barry Bonds (Giants, 1996), Alex Rodriguez (Mariners, 1998), Alfonso Soriano (Nationals, 2006), Ronald Acuna Jr. (Braves, 2023) and Ohtani.
However, Ohtani accomplished the feat in 21 fewer games than any other club member.
Ohtani has also become the first player in league history to register 47 home runs and 48 stolen bases. Rodriguez stole 46 bases along with 42 homers, Soriano hit 46 homers along with 41 stolen bases, and Acuna stole 73 bases with 41 homers, but none achieved 45/45.
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