Hear the call as heard on STAR and MLB India of Shohei Ohtani's 10th strikeout of the night as called by Jacob Wilkins and Manish Behta

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.

(Reuters) -Shohei Ohtani's otherworldly performance that propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers back to the World Series has left the sporting world in awe, with players and legends alike marvelling at what may have been the greatest single-game display in MLB history.

Hear the call as heard on STAR and MLB India of Shohei Ohtani's third home run as called by Jacob Wilkins and Manish Behta

Shohei Ohtani has hit the first leadoff homer by a pitcher in major league history after striking out three batters for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.

In the first inning of Game 4 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers, Ohtani took the mound for his second career postseason start and worked around a leadoff walk with three straight strikeouts against the most dangerous part of the Dodgers lineup.

After 48 seasons of disappointment, the Seattle Mariners need only one victory to reach their first World Series, but the Toronto Blue Jays are determined to deny them.

Shohei Ohtani hasn't contributed much to the Los Angeles Dodgers with his bat during their otherwise impressive playoff run to the brink of the World Series.