Shohei Ohtani‘s historic golden in the MLB continues. Everyone knows that his $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers is the most valuable contract not only in MLB but in all of sports history! And the Japan-born player, as usual, is giving an excellent return to the Dodgers for their massive investment.

Continuing his two-way excellence and entirely justifiable comparisons with Babe Ruth, #17 is not just aiming to become the first to achieve the elusive 50-50, but has already broken his fair share of records this season. After all, the 30-year-old has become the only player in Major League history to have more than ten wins as a pitcher and thirty-plus home runs in a single season. And the Oshu native seems determined to continue his record-breaking form, a few of which he will almost definitely come in the next week.

‘Shotime’ is tantalizingly close to breaking three records, two of which will be Dodger records and one will be his own personal career best. With less than twenty games to go before their regular season ends, the Japanese is one home run away from breaking his own home run record for an MLB season. Shohei Ohtani hit his 46th home run just on Sunday in a winning home game against the Cleveland Guardians.

And with the red-hot form he is in and the rate at which he is scoring home runs this season, it calls for no doubt that he is set to score his 47th home run in the upcoming week. In addition, the Japanese superstar is three home runs away from becoming the Asian-born player with the most home runs for the seven-time World Series winner franchise.

If (or rather when) Ohtani hits his 49th home run, he will become the most successful Asian player in the history of baseball. But of course, nothing could or would compare to the most talked-about record of all, which almost the entire MLB world is waiting with baited breaths for Ohtani to break, which will also be a Dodger’s all-time record.

Shohei Ohtani is mere inches away from breaking the 50-50 record

Shotime and breaking records—well, as it is already evident by now, those two are synonymous at this point. Yes, Ohtani-san already holds the second-most home runs and bases stolen record with 46 of each (following Aaron Judge’s 51 homers and Elly De La Cruz’s 62 SBs) while rapidly moving towards the historic 50-50 record. Guess what will make his achievement even sweeter?

When he does score his 50th home run, Shohei Ohtani will become the all-time Dodgers home run record holder, which currently stands at 49, set by Shawn Green in 2001. And with just twenty games still to go in the season, nothing short of a catastrophe can stop him from achieving it.

Despite being seen on the mound for his practice sessions with a torn elbow ligament preventing him from being a big bowling threat in the games for the past few months, his pitching productivity, on the other hand, has come to an ultimate end. Much to his two-way fans’ dismay, GM Perry Minasian confirmed the Japanese star would not be witnessed pitching at all for the remainder of the season.

That being said, now the only questions are when Shohei Ohtani will beat the record and how many total home runs and base steals he will score by the end of the season. The MLB Network estimates that #17 is on his way to scoring 52 home runs and 53 stolen bases before the 162 games are done and dusted. Which game do you think Ohtani will break the 50-50 record? Let us know your prediction in the comments section below.