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Los Angeles Dodgers' Star Shohei Ohtani Just Keeps Making Insane History in 2024

Shohei Ohtani has put together a season's worth of numbers and it's only mid-August!

Brady Farkas

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth inning at American Family Field on Aug 12.
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth inning at American Family Field on Aug 12. / Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports
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In a battle of potential division winners, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Monday night in Milwaukee.

With the win, the Dodgers are now 70-49 on the season. The Brewers are 67-51.

Mookie Betts returned to the lineup for Los Angeles, going 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI, and as usual, Shohei Ohtani provided some fireworks as well.

The probable National League MVP, Ohtani went 1-for-3 with a home run himself. He brought home two runs and scored two as well. He also walked and stole a base.

Ohtani has already put together a season's worth of historic numbers and it's only mid-August.

Per @CodifyBaseball on social media:

Shohei Ohtani has now hit 36 home runs and stolen 33 bases this season! He's the 18th MLB player in history to hit both of those marks in a single season and it's August 12!

After signing a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Dodgers this offseason, Ohtani has done everything he can to live up to the hype. In addition to the homers and steals, he's also hitting .298 with a 1.007 OPS.

After having won two American League MVPs with the Los Angeles Angels, he has the chance to join the rare group of players to have won MVP Awards in both leagues. Hall of Famer Frank Robinson is the only player who has ever done that at this point.

The Dodgers and Brewers will play again on Tuesday night with first pitch coming at 8:10 p.m. ET. Gavin Stone (LAD) pitches against Collin Rea (MIL).

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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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