One day after starting the prestigious 50/50 club in Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani learned that he likely won't be pitching for the Dodgers in the looming National League playoffs.

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.

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.