Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani became the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season, and he did so by having perhaps the best single-game offensive performance ever.
Joe Davis had one of the best seats in the house for what may just be the greatest offensive performance in the history of baseball.
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani became the first MLB player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season on Thursday — and he did it with a 6-for-6 performance in which he had three homers, two doubles, two stolen bases and 10 RBI.
Davis, the primary play-by-play announcer for the Dodgers, was on the call, but with his busy schedule, he knew there was a decent chance that he actually might miss out on history. Ohtani entered Thursday’s game with 48 homers and 49 swiped bags.
“Selfishly, I was like, ‘he has to do it today.’ I was leaving after the game for NFL… My only chance is he leaves here with 48, they pitch around him this weekend, and I’m back next Tuesday”, Davis told “The Rich Eisen Show” on Friday.
