‘Greatest Day In Baseball History’: Dodgers Star Sets New MLB Milestone

Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani had a day for the history books on Thursday against the Miami Marlins, batting a remarkable 6-for-6 and becoming the first player in the majors to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season.

Ohtani’s perfect batting performance began with an RBI single in the first inning and a two-RBI double in the 3rd. Ohtani only got better as the game progressed, hitting three home runs in his next three at-bats. The Japanese-born Dodger added two stolen bases in the game, pushing him into a club no MLB player has ever reached — 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases.

Dodgers play-by-play broadcaster Joe Davis was on the call when Ohtani crushed his second homer of the game, which set the MLB record.

“One-of-a-kind player! One-of-a-kind season! Shohei Ohtani starts the 50/50 club!” said Davis as Ohtani’s ball flew past the left-field wall

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“Triple for the cycle, homer for history. On a 1-2, Ohtani… SENDS ONE IN THE AIR, THE OTHER WAY, BACK IT GOES, GOOOOOONNNEEE! ONE OF A KIND PLAYER! ONE OF A KIND SEASON! SHOHEI OHTANI STARTS THE 50/50 CLUB!” – Joe Davis on the historic call⚾️🎙️🦄 pic.twitter.com/JxDyNUfzTD

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 19, 2024

Ohtani wasn’t finished after setting the record as he crushed his 51st home run of the season in the 9th inning, helping the Dodgers dismantle the Marlins in a 20-4 victory.

“Oh my gosh! Shohei Ohtani! The greatest day in baseball history!” Davis said after Ohtani blasted another homer. “This is not real life. He is not human.”

“There’s the cliché that you never know what you’re gonna see when you go to the park. You gotta change that cliché from now on. There’s one thing you know you’ll never see- what you saw today,” Davis added.

“OH MY GOSH! SHOHEI OHTANI! THE GREATEST DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY!”

“There’s the cliché that you never know what you’re gonna see when you go to the park. You gotta change that cliché from now on. There’s one thing you know you’ll never see- what you saw today.” – Joe Davis ⚾️🎙️ https://t.co/XHue8pgMmU pic.twitter.com/TuFiFXIXi2

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 19, 2024

Ohtani finished the game batting 6-for-6 with three home runs and 10 RBIs. Only two other players in the history of the sport that dates back to 1876 recorded six hits, three homers, and 10 RBIs in a game — Cincinnati Reds catcher Walker Cooper in 1949 and Anthony Rendon of the Washington Nationals in 2017, The Wall Street Journal reported. The 30-year-old phenom also set a new Dodgers record on Thursday for the most home runs in a single season, passing Shawn Green’s 49 homers in 2022.

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“To be honest, I’m the one probably most surprised. I have no idea where this came from but I’m glad that I performed well today,” Ohtani said.

The Dodgers have clinched a playoff spot and stand at 91-62 on the season, which currently ties them with the Philadelphia Phillies for the best record in the majors.

DeSantis: Feds Not Cooperating With Florida’s Probe Into Assassination Attempt

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said during an interview Thursday night that federal investigators are not cooperating with state officials who are conducting their own investigation into the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

The governor made the remarks during an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham after signing an executive order earlier this week authorizing Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to conduct a criminal investigation into the incident that unfolded over the weekend at Trump International Golf Club.

“The answer is ‘no,’ they’re not being cooperative,” DeSantis said when asked about the matter. “I am concerned. For example, we were rebuffed, our investigators were rebuffed just going to the fence line outside of Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.”

He said that the Biden-Harris administration does not want the state of Florida to be involved in the investigation, adding that he does not expect them to cooperate at all.

“But here’s the thing, there were multiple violations of Florida law across multiple jurisdictions,” he said. “We think at least three judicial circuits, this guy … committed potential violations of Florida law. So we have a duty to investigate this. We have a duty to bring the appropriate charges and we also have a duty to inform the public about how this happened.”

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DeSantis said that he does not believe that the public has any confidence in the investigation and that was part of the reason he decided the state needed to launch its own probe.

“So as soon as we got word of this on Sunday, I told our guys in state law enforcement, save all his social media because you know Facebook will delete it, the tech companies want to delete it,” he said. “Get his digital trail, store that, because we need to know, how did he end up in Florida to begin with? What is this pathway this guy has taken to end up in those bushes trying to assassinate the former President of the United States and current Republican nominee? How did that happen?”

“And we have not gotten answers about Butler,” he continued, making reference to the location where Trump was shot in July. “We have not gotten answers about things like that Las Vegas shooting from many years ago. So part of the investigation that our folks are doing is they are going to provide evidence they find of motive, evidence of his associations, and evidence of his beliefs. I think it is very important that the public to get the real story on that.”

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Tonight I joined Laura Ingraham to discuss Florida’s investigation into the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/k0OyUJDvr7

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) September 19, 2024