World Series, Shohei Ohtani and Los Angeles Dodgers
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are starting Shohei Ohtani on the mound as they work to navigate a unique rule in Game 7 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.
At the Dodgers' Championship Celebration, Shohei Ohtani told a sold-out crowd that he isn't content to stop at just two World Series wins.
On Friday, Oct. 17, the Los Angeles Dodgers star threw six scoreless innings while striking out 10 batters and hitting three home runs en route to a 5-0 win as the Dodgers swept the Milwaukee Brewers. Even Ohtani’s teammates couldn’t quite believe his Game 4 performance.
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Shohei Ohtani faces unique MLB rule challenge in winner-take-all Game 7 World Series showdown
After forcing a Game 7, the Los Angeles Dodgers may have no choice but to start Shohei Ohtani on the mound for Game 7 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Really, the only person who would have a valid excuse for fatigue would be Ohtani. He reached base a World Series record nine consecutive times Monday, with two doubles and two homers, and stepped on the mound Tuesday as the first player in World Series to be a starting DH and pitcher in the same game.
Already one of the best players baseball has ever seen, the two-way superstar continues to put on a show in the postseason. In Game 3 of the World Series Monday, he hit a third-inning home run to give the Dodgers a 2–0 lead. The 389-foot solo shot was his seventh homer of the postseason, but he wasn't done for the night.
Is Shohei Ohtani the greatest of all time? He’s certainly the most talented, but what more does he have to do in the second half of his career to solidify his place among baseball’s