Baseball: Ohtani moves closer to “40-40” club with 38th stolen base

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Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani crept closer to Major League Baseball’s exclusive “40-40” club with his 38th stolen base of the year Tuesday in a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners. Ohtani, who is on the verge of becoming just the sixth MLB player with 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season, did not add to his tally of 39 homers, however, in a 2-for-5 outing against the Mariners at Dodger Stadium. The two-time American League MVP stole second base after singling to right field in the bottom of the eighth. He also lined a triple to right in the third as part of his first…

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