Shohei Ohtani makes history and he makes it look easy
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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.
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.
A Dodgers fan caught Shohei Ohtani’s NLCS home run ball, a historic collectible now estimated to be worth millions.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series bound. Leading 3-0 in the National League Championship Series (NLCS) against the Milwaukee Brewers – who had the best regular season record in
"But I think you can say he has the greatest toolset of any player that we’ve seen."
Meanwhile, on the mound, Ohtani just kept stomping on the Brewers. He finished with 10 strikeouts, three walks, two hits allowed and no runs against one of MLB's peskiest lineups. He featured a seven-pitch mix according to Baseball Savant and topped out on that 100.3 mph fastball to Chourio. Even by itself, that's a star-level performance.