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Shohei Ohtani Becomes First Player in Last 23 Years of Baseball History to Hit This Mark

The Los Angeles Dodgers captured the National League West title on Thursday night and Shohei Ohtani made even more history.

Brady Farkas

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) is greeted by manager Dave Roberts (30) after scoring on a RBI single by shortstop Mookie Betts (50) in the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Sept 26.
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) is greeted by manager Dave Roberts (30) after scoring on a RBI single by shortstop Mookie Betts (50) in the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Sept 26. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
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The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday night in Los Angeles. WIth the win, the Dodgers captured the National League West title.

At 95-64, Los Angeles can spend the final weekend of the regular season focusing on trying to secure homefield advantage throughout the National League playoffs. They are 1.0 game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies in that quest.

In the win, the Dodgers got home runs from catcher Will Smith (20) and outfielder Andy Pages (12). They also got 5.0 strong innings from Walker Buehler on the mound, who is trying to regain his form after coming back from Tommy John surgery.

And it wouldn't be a Dodgers game without mentioning something historic from Shohei Ohtani... The superstar went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

Shohei Ohtani is the first player with 400+ total bases since 2001, when Sammy Sosa, Luis Gonzalez, Barry Bonds and Todd Helton all did so

Ohtani has put together one of the greatest seasons in baseball history and it's sure to lead him to his third MVP Award in the last four years.

In his first year in Los Angeles, he's hitting .305 with 53 homers and 126 RBI. He's also stolen 56 bases, marking the first time ever that a player has gone 50/50 in a season.

The Dodgers begin the final series of the year on Friday night at Coors Field against the Rockies. First pitch is set for 8:10 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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