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One Fan Came Painfully Close to Catching Shohei Ohtani's Historic 50-50 Home Run Ball

Ohtani's 50th blast of the season was a 391-foot bomb off Mike Baumann. | Bally Sports Florida

One fan in attendance for Thursday night's matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Marlins ended up just a few inches away from claiming an important piece of MLB history.

Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani had a game to remember at loanDepot Park, going 6-for-6 with three home runs, two stolen bases, and 10 RBIs in Los Angeles's 20–4 win over Miami. He also became the first player in MLB history to notch 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in a single season, as his second dinger of the night propelled him to the half-century mark.

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