Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
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It’s safe to say the Dodgers’ star player is, without a doubt, the most skilled baseball player the league has ever seen.
Ohtani has been a singular player in MLB history since joining the Los Angeles Angels in 2018, but didn’t get to showcase his arm for the Dodgers until this season. With two strong performances on the mound this postseason,
Shohei Ohtani hit his 1000th MLB career hit and 39th homer in a 5 to 3 loss to the Cardinals, joining Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui.
How did the Dodgers get this great? Sure, they spent a record $400 million ($550M counting the tax), but even better, they spent the big bucks on the best players.
It’s crazy to be able to have \[him\] be a good pitcher and, on top of that, be able to produce at the plate. It’s not very common.” - World Series Game 1, presented by Capital One: Friday, time TBA,
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.
Ohtani’s 2018 Bowman Chrome #1 card is one of his most expensive base rookie cards and is highly coveted based in part on the low PSA 10 graded population in comparison to his others. Bowman products generally have lower print runs than Topps and Topps Chrome products, which helps them better retain value.
Unsurprisingly, Shohei Ohtani has lots of memorable home runs in the big leagues. He had three of them in NLCS Game 4 against the Brewers on Thursday night. In celebration of Ohtani's momentous game,