These MLBbros Have The Best Chance To Duplicate Shohei Ohtani’s Monumental 50/50 Season

It’s only happened once, but could it happen again? 

 

Last Thursday, two-way great Shohei Ohtani made history when he acquired 50 home runs and 50 home runs. While the mark is still incredibly hard for any normal hitter to get to, it’s not as impossible as it was before with bigger bases. 

 

Which MLBbro Can Hit 50 Homers and Steal 50 Bases?

 

Still, it requires one of baseball’s greatest players, with 50 home runs only being accomplished seven times in the last decade. 

Aaron Judge 

If it were to happen, it’d likely be Aaron Judge. The issue that arises is Judge’s career-high in stolen bases was at 16. He’s also over 280 pounds. Another candidate exists right on Judge’s team, though. 

 

 

Jazz Chisholm 

 

Bro-star Jazz Chisholm Jr. is up to a career-highs of 38 stolen bases and 23 home runs with his new team. Chisholm was traded from the Marlins and has gotten better in New York. Chisholm sits at just 26 years old and is improving, creating excitement for a potential big year in the future.

 

James Wood

If one goes looking for the youngest pool of talent, one player has the prototype to get it done if he develops as expected — Nationals rookie James Wood.

Wood stands at 6-foot-7, 234 pounds, but he’s been putting the wood to the ball since his call up, batting .266 as well as stealing 14 bases in 74 games.

 

His bag-swiping ability was apparent from day one, even though he missed the bag on his first attempt. Wood is just 22 and could easily be in the 97th percentile of either category eventually. 

 

Wood’s teammate, C.J. Abrams has shown the ability to fill up the stat sheets, but has struggled lately, and after being discovered at the casino at 8am on a game day, he was even sent down to the minors by a very unhappy GM, Mike Rizzo. Still, he’s one of the better young players in the league and took 47 bags in 2023. 

 

 

If he’s able to get some pop in the bat, he could see a monumental season, but it’s unlikely. 

 

It’s worth remembering that Ohtani will go down as one of the greatest players to ever exist and the mark isn’t easy to catch. But it isn’t unrealistic because once a standard is set, others will try to eclipse it. Why not a Bro?