CNN —Shohei Ohtani made yet more baseball history on Sunday, becoming the first player in 130 years to record 85 extra-base hits (XBH) and 45 steals in a single season.
In doing so, the two-time AL MVP joined Hugh Duffy as the only other player ever to accomplish the feat.
Duffy recorded 85 XBH and 48 steals in 1894 while playing for the Boston Beaneaters.
85+ XBH and 45+ SB in a season:Shohei Ohtani (2024)Hugh Duffy (1894)130 years apart.
Despite the illustrious company in the record books, Ohtani has not reached the postseason in any of his six previous seasons in the MLB.
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