Until his triple opening game three of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers, Shohei Ohtani was mired in an offensive slump as the Blue Jays’ leadoff hitter, something unusual for the Japanese two-way phenomenon.
But to Shohei Ohtani’s detriment, the Dodgers were up two games to none in the series and went up three games to none when the Japanese was announced to start game four, which could give the Angels a second straight World Series berth and the Japanese did not disappoint either from the mound or from the plate, as from the mound he pitched six innings and struck out 10, while from the batter’s box he hit no less than three home runs to give the Californians a five-run victory with which they qualified for their second consecutive Fall Classic something that had not been done in Major League Baseball since the 2014 and 2015 seasons with the Kansas City Royals.
Shohei Ohtani gave credit to his teammates
Shohei Ohtani, true to his humble and modest style, gave credit to his teammates Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernandez by saying that there were moments in the 2025 Major League Baseball playoffs where they supported him, lifted him up and endured until it was his time to shine.
Dodgers look to emulate Yankees
Having qualified for their second consecutive World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to emulate none other than the New York Yankees dynasty of 1998-2000, the last team to win the Fall Classic in consecutive seasons in Major League Baseball.
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