On Thursday evening, the sports world took notice of Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani making sensational MLB history. Via Bleacher Report: "SHOHEI OHTANI MAKES HISTORY 1ST PLAYER IN MLB HISTORY WITH 50 HR/50 SB IN A SEASON" In addition to his historic night,

Ohtani hit his 50th homer of the season in the top of the seventh inning after stealing his 50th and 51st bases earlier in the game.

His origin story is unlikely, growing up in a small city in northern Japan where he played catch for hours with his dad, who worked at the local Mitsubishi plant.On Thursday night, the boy from Oshu slugged and stole his way to baseball immortality.