Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees’ Judge and Captain , was betrayed by a Bronx Bombers legend who jumped on the Shohei Ohtani bandwagon after the Japanese two-way phenom’s heroic exploits in the National League Championship Series (NLCS).
The Los Angeles Dodgers secured the National League Championship Series with an impressive 5-1 home victory. In addition, Shohei Ohtani delivered a memorable performance. He became the first player in MLB history to achieve three home runs and 10 strikeouts in a single game. His performance was so magnificent that at the end of the night, he was awarded the NLCS MVP award.
An MLB legend from a rival team gave his opinion on who the real generational talent is
With such a performance, it’s no surprise that he caught the attention of Dodgerland and beyond. Yankees legend CC Sabathia praised Ohtani and shared his ultimatum on who is the greatest of all time.
“Best baseball player of all time because… enjoy the Sho!” wrote on X. Although Aaron Judge is among the best hitters of this generation, Ohtani is arguably one of the most unique players of all time.
Who is the GOAT: Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani
When Sabathia made that claim and jumped on the Shohei Ohtani bandwagon, he may have put the final word in the long-running debate over who is the GOAT: Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani. Although opinions will always be divided on this, Sabathia’s ultimatum surprised many
This season, the 33-year-old Yankees sensation led the majors in:
- Batting average (.331)
- OPS (1.144) and WAR (9.7)
- While hitting 53 home runs
- He drove in 114 runs
- He hit .500 with one home run, seven RBIs and four walks in the postseason.
However, this GOAT debate goes beyond the numbers. This is because Shohei Ohtani has an advantage: being completely dominant on both sides of the game. Friday night marked the second time in his major league career, including the postseason, that he struck out at least 10 batters while hitting two home runs in a single game. No other player in the league has done anything like that more than once. Clearly, Shohei Ohtani made a stronger case in the MVP conversation in Game 4 of the NLCS.
Dave Roberts spoke about Shohei Ohtani’s epic night
Shohei Ohtani made his first and only start on the mound in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Friday at Dodger Stadium against the Milwaukee Brewers. After turning in one of the best performances of the season, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked if Ohtani’s performance surprised him in any way. “I was surprised at how far this shot went tonight. Probably not the distance, but the velocity of that home run was impressive,” he said. Here, Dave Roberts was referring to Shohei Ohtani’s 469-foot home run that came off his bat at 116.9 mph.
It was truly a game for the ages. In the end, Shohei Ohtani cemented himself as the 11th player to hit three home runs in a postseason game. In fact, he also became the first since former Dodgers star Chris Taylor, who did so in Game 5 of the 2021 NLCS. The Dodgers star began this series with just two hits in 14 plate appearances. But in the end, he concluded it with a game that stunned both Roberts and Brewers manager Pat Murphy.
“I felt like in the last few days, I felt pretty good at the plate. Just because of the sample size of the postseason, or lack thereof, it’s just that. The lack of performance is distorted over a short period of time,” Ohtani said in the postgame press conference
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