The FOX Sports MLB staff weighs in on the best AL wild-card hopeful, where the Padres rank among NL teams, and difficult decisions for the Dodgers and Yankees.

Shohei Ohtani, in addition to joining the 50-50 club, broke a number of Dodgers records with his three-homer, 10-RBI game against the Marlins.

Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman shut down the possibility of Shohei Ohtani pitching for the club during the postseason on Thursday, telling the Orange County Register's Bill Plunkett that Ohtani is "not really an option.

MLB players have stolen at least 50 bases in a season almost 500 times. They’ve hit 50 home runs or more 49 times. But no player has put both together in a single season. Are we on the precipice of a new milestone: the 50/50 club?

Shohei Ohtani’s historic first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers keeps hitting new heights. He became the first player in major league history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, surpassing both milestones in Thursday night’s 20-4 victory over the Miami Marlins.

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