Shohei Ohtani makes history and he makes it look easy
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In a closeout opportunity for the defending champions, Shohei Ohtani took the mound for LA and punched out 10 batters across six-plus scoreless innings of work. At the plate, Ohtani went 3-for-3 with three home runs, one of which left Dodger Stadium and traveled 469 feet according to Statcast.
Dodgers superstar defies description with historic three-homer, 10-strikeout playoff performance that has observers questioning if we'll ever see anyone like him again.
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Blue Jays in World Series for first time since before Ohtani was born, while Dodgers seek to repeat
The Toronto Blue Jays are back in the World Series for the first time since 1993. They host the Los Angeles Dodgers in Friday night's opener.
Shohei Ohtani's performance in Game 4 of the NLCS is already being heralded as the great individual performance in MLB history, postseason or not. But is Ohtani the greatest player the league has ever seen?
The stardust had barely settled over Dodger Stadium before the debate got under way."This is the beginning of every baseball conversation and the end of the debate: Shohei Ohtani is the best baseball player who has ever played the game.
In Game 4 of the NLCS, with his team already up 3-0 on the series, Ohtani reached his apex as a two-way player with three homers at the plate and 10 strikeouts in six scoreless innings. Unprecedented doesn't begin to describe what he just did in a delirious night at Chavez Ravine.
Shohei Ohtani had himself quite the first inning against the Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. His three strikeouts in the top half were impressive.