Ohtani hits walk-off grand slam to join 40-40 club, as Dodgers beat Rays 7-3

Astonishing from The GOAT!

By the time he retires - many, many years away - Ohtani will have broken every record that matters in the MLB.

He is the seventh player in the major leagues to hit 40-40.

To achieve that in a grand slam, and in the same game, is like something out of a comic book.

Congratulations! Next up is 50-50!

45-45 has never been done, let’s start with that.

Great!

I don't get the downvotes

Why you hatin?

Sick of seeing this person in the news everyday .

At the risk of being "that guy"...the 40 homeruns are impressive, but the stolen bases not so much. Rule changes over the past two years have made steals easier: 1) bigger bases - more space to grab, wider slides (= further to reach for tags), shortens the distance between bases 2) pitcher can only make 2 pick off throws per runner - once those are used up, runner can take a big lead 3) pitch clock - once it reaches a certain point, the runner knows the picther has to commit to pitching and can take off. I think a 40 / 60 would be closer to a 40 / 40 pre rule changes.

Only the sixth person according to updated wiki

Random makes a good point. 50-50 might be out of reach. 45-45 would make history and is a better bet.

While collegepark 30349 points out, stealing bases is easier. BUT -- look at the number of players with 40 stolen bases. There are those with more than Ohtani has, but not many. Compared to his peers, 40 is pretty good. Combined with 40 home runs: still a great achievement.

There just anyone like this guy. The Dodgers are the team to beat and he is the hitter who leads the offense. Breath taking, idn' it.

Don't read the article if you're tired of his being in the news all the time. For the rest of us, he should be in the news all the time.

Excellent job Ohtani san, please, keep it up!

@Abbey, hey bud, there's a cure for that sickness!

Great achievement Ohtani!

At the risk of being "that guy"...the 40 homeruns are impressive, but the stolen bases not so much.

Definitely. That's why it's a 40-40 stats. How many other guys with 40 HR had 40 SBs? or how many players with 40 stolen bases had 40HR? Just him this season, and 6 in history.

That's why it's impressive.

At the risk of being "that guy"...the 40 homeruns are impressive, but the stolen bases not so much. Rule changes over the past two years have made steals easier: 1) bigger bases - more space to grab, wider slides (= further to reach for tags), shortens the distance between bases 2) pitcher can only make 2 pick off throws per runner - once those are used up, runner can take a big lead 3) pitch clock - once it reaches a certain point, the runner knows the picther has to commit to pitching and can take off. I think a 40 / 60 would be closer to a 40 / 40 pre rule changes.

Gonna disagree a bit with this. Back in the 80s when Canseco was the first to go 40=40 guys like Rickey, Tim Raines and Vince Coleman were routinely putting up crazy SB numbers that are way higher than what guys are doing now even with the changes.

Let me clarify the rules for you, collegepark. A pitcher can attempt a 3rd pickoff, but if it isn’t successful the runner gets 2nd base. So nobody is leading off the bag 15 feet after two attempts.

Saying someone is great doesn't cancel out the "greatness" of the others

They can all be great at the same time

And if you're sick of seeing something on your feed, you should just stop looking at them and start looking at things that you actually like and agree with