Shohei Ohtani reached the unprecedented 50-50 season by hitting 50 home runs and having 50 steals in the same season on September 19. He then reached the 51-51 club in the same game, helping his team to the first playoff berth of his career.

Even though he made history, Ohtani hasn't let up. He hit two more home runs and stole four more bases in the Dodgers' weekend series against the Colorado Rockies. He couldn't contribute to either score on Tuesday, but he did open the first inning with a ground-rule double.

With this double, Ohtani not only continued his winning streak, but also increased his total number of extra-base hits this season to 95, breaking Babe Herman's 94-year-old Dodger single-season record.

Ohtani scored on the next at-bat, but that was the Dodgers' performance until the ninth inning, when they lost 4-2 to the San Diego Padres, who are now two games behind LA in the NL West. After that three-game series, the Dodgers will close their season against the Colorado Rockies at offense-friendly Coors Field.

What is Shohei Ohtani on track for?

With only a few games left this season, Ohtani doesn't have much time to push his numbers to even more absurd heights, but he'll try.

With 53 home runs, 55 steals and five games remaining after Tuesday, Ohtani is on pace to finish the season with 55 home runs and 57 stolen bases. Just one more game without a home run and he won't reach the next shining number: a 55-55 season.

Ohtani reached 50-50 in spectacular fashion

Ohtani didn't just go 50-50 on September 19, he broke through the walls of the newly formed club like the Kool-Aid Man with one of the best offensive games in MLB history. His overall record: 6-for-6, three home runs, two stolen bases, two doubles, four runs and 10 RBIs.

It was the first game with three home runs and two steals and the 16th game with 10 RBIs in MLB history. If there are better single-game performances, it was the one with four home runs.

The final piece of the 50-50 puzzle came in the seventh inning of the game against the Miami Marlins against reliever Mike Baumann.

Ohtani had reached the 50-steal mark early in the first inning after opening the game with a double, and added his 51st steal in the second inning after an RBI single. His only out of the game came in his next at-bat in the third, when his ball landed just short of a home run and he was thrown out while trying to turn a double into a triple.

If the ball had gone further, it would have been a four-run game. If Ohtani had been a little faster, it would have been a cycle.

Ohtani's next three at-bats all ended in home runs, with the exclamation point coming in the ninth inning against outfield pitcher Vidal Brujan.

Shohei Ohtani's story goes beyond 50-50

Besides creating the 50-50 club, Ohtani has done more than enough to make his first season with the Dodgers a memorable one.

Ohtani has broken new ground when it comes to reaching specific home run and stolen base numbers. In August, he became the sixth player ever to reach 40-40 – joining Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodríguez, Alfonso Soriano and Ronald Acuña Jr. – and did so in record time. The earliest player to reach both thresholds was Soriano on September 16, 2006.

And Ohtani’s 40th home run was something special: a walk-off grand slam.

Rodriguez previously held the record for most home runs in both categories, with 42 home runs and 46 stolen bases in 1998. Ohtani matched that 42-42 season record on his bobblehead night on August 28 and surpassed it two days later on August 30.

Ohtani's home run count surpasses his previous career high of 46, set in 2021, his first MVP year, and he broke his previous record for steals (26, also in 2021). He currently leads the NL in home runs and trails only Elly De La Cruz in steals.

The September 19 game was Ohtani's 13th game of the season with at least one home run and one steal, tying him with Rickey Henderson in 1986 for the most home runs in MLB history, according to Fabian Ardaya of The AthleticA day later, Ohtani took sole possession of the record when he hit his 52nd home run and stole his 52nd base.

Ohtani's 50th home run also broke the Dodgers' record for most home runs in a season, previously held by Shawn Green with 49 in 2001.

And of course, Ohtani set records in both contract size ($700 million) and deferred contract payments ($680 million) when he signed with the Dodgers before this season.

Ohtani has built his career on unprecedented accomplishments, and even in a season where he won't be able to pitch due to UCL surgery in late 2023, he's still doing things the MLB has never seen.