Shohei Ohtani has made history again — this time in grand fashion.
The Dodgers superstar hit a walk-off grand slam against the Rays on Friday night for his 40th home run, becoming the fastest player to achieve the feat in MLB history. He is the first 40/40 player in Dodgers history and only the sixth MLB player of all time.
Ohtani joined the 40/40 club in just 126 games, shattering the previous record of 147 games by the Washington Nationals‘ Alfonso Soriano in 2006.
Shohei Ohtani hits walk-off grand slam to join 40/40 club
The two-time AL MVP and current NL MVP front-runner entered Friday with 39 home runs and 39 stolen bases on the season. He swiped a base in the fourth inning and then grounded out in his following two at-bats. But with the score tied, the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Ohtani sent the first pitch he saw from Colin Poche…
