"Shohei Ohtani put himself into the record books on Aug. 23, 2024, with one stolen base and a walk-off grand slam against the Tampa Bay Rays. Ohtani became the fastest player to a 40-40 season in MLB history by accomplishing the feat in 126 games."
"In the first season of the new rule changes that encouraged base stealing, Acuña took full advantage to ensure that would not happen again. Ronald Acuña Jr. became the most recent member of the 40-40 club, writing his name in the MLB record book with 41 home runs and an astounding 73 stolen bases in 2023."
"Matt Kemp was the last Dodgers player to get close to joining the list of players in MLB history with a 40-40 season, falling just one homer short during his MVP runner-up campaign in 2011. Kemp and the Dodgers only played 161 games that season, so he may very well have joined the exclusive club with one more game played."
"Alfonso Soriano had probably the best contract year performance of any player in the history of baseball with the Washington Nationals in 2006. Soriano's achievement in that season paved the way for the discussion of elite dual-threat players in the league."
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