Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani put together one of the very best seasons at the plate in MLB history. He also put together one of the very best seasons on the basepath in MLB history. The numbers most frequently invoked for this unique duality are his raw totals for homers and stolen bases — 54 and 59,

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Nez Balelo says the two-way superstar, who ultimately signed a 10-year, $700 million deal, didn’t want to risk a decline in his skills while under a deal that would have paid him through age 44.