An historic season for a legendary player, our Sportsman of the Week entered a club that nobody else has even sniffed. 50/50. Shohei Ohtani has been a unicorn to say the least since entering Major League Baseball in 2018. After six years of futility in not making the postseason, he jumped across LA to join a winner, the Los Angeles Dodgers. And has thrived. While recovering from Tommy John surgery which derailed his dual threat hitting/pitching amazingness, he's put together a season that nobody will ever forget. Fifty home runs. Fifty steals. He leads the league in HR. Second in SB. On top of that, he recorded perhaps the best statistical night in baseball history on Thursday September 19. He went 6-6, five extra base hits and knocked in 10 runs. 17 total bases. As if that wasn't enough, he also went 8 for his next 12 two more bombs. That's 14-18, 5 HR. Beer league softball like numbers and he did it in the majors. Amazing player remains amazing, the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!
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