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Shohei Ohtani inched closer to being the first Major League Baseball player with 50 home runs and stolen bases in a season, collecting his 43rd steal and 43rd homer in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 10-9 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Ohtani, who joined the “40-40” club in 126 games, fewer than any of the five others to achieve the feat, became the first to reach 43 in both categories in a single season. He went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. The Dodgers leadoff hitter doubled in the first inning and scored on Freddie Freeman’s 18th home run. Ohtani was hit by a pitch and stole seco…

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