"I think Ohtani is the greatest baseball player who ever lived. If he retired today he'd be the greatest baseball player," Green said in a telephone interview. "And so for me, it's been definitely an honor to hold the most home runs in a season by a Dodger. If it's going to get broken, why not be broken by the greatest player who ever lived?"
With Shohei Ohtani's next home run, he will: Become the first player in MLB history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season. Become the Dodgers' single-season home run record holder, passing Shawn Green. Complete the first 50 home run season of his career.
In the top of the sixth inning, Ohtani got hold of a George Soriano slider and skied it to right field for the record-tying shot. With the big fly, Ohtani sits one shy of 50 home runs. He swiped his 50th stolen base of the season in the first inning, and his 51st one inning later.
"No pressure," Ohtani said through an interpreter after Tuesday's game. "Just trying to maintain quality at-bats regardless of the situation. It's something I've been trying to do over the course of the entire season."
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