Shohei Ohtani and The Dodgers tout 'Team Effort'
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Star, three-time MVP and a World Series champion but even he can still shock the baseball world with his performance on the field. 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.
Shohei Ohtani propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers back to the World Series with a two-way performance for the ages.
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.
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.
Meanwhile, on the mound, Ohtani just kept stomping on the Brewers. He finished with 10 strikeouts, three walks, two hits allowed and no runs against one of MLB's peskiest lineups. He featured a seven-pitch mix according to Baseball Savant and topped out on that 100.3 mph fastball to Chourio. Even by itself, that's a star-level performance.