Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers and World Series
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Video supports claims of a man who says he caught the third home run ball Shohei Ohtani hit against the Milwaukee Brewers Oct. 17 at Dodger Stadium.
Once Shohei Ohtani homered for the third time — shortly after wrapping up his six scoreless innings on the mound — the superlatives began in earnest.
MLB analyst downplays Shohei Ohtani’s historic performance as Reggie Jackson’s three-home-run feat steals the spotlight against Brewers.
Shohei Ohtani's insane Game 4 performance helped the Dodgers advance to the World Series but the NLCS MVP reminded LA that it was a team win.
Shohei Ohtani didn't just have the greatest MLB playoff game of all time on Friday when he did it all to help the Los Angeles Dodgers clinch a second straight World Series berth. It was the greatest game of all time. Full stop.
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Jackson cemented his place as Mr. October with this legendary three-homer performance against the Dodgers in the 1977 World Series clincher. He also hit a home run in his final at-bat of Game 5, so Jackson hit four home runs in four consecutive at-bats off four different pitchers.
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Shohei Ohtani final stats: Dodgers star hits 3 home runs, blanks Brewers in historic performance
Two of Ohtani's home runs were absolute moonshots, with his second blast clearing scores of fans and going 469 feet. On the mount, Ohtani touched 100 mph twice and generated 19 swings-and-misses on his way to 10 strikeouts.
After Shohei Ohtani’s Game 4 performance in the 2025 National League Championship Series, in which he was named MVP after a historic and unprecedented showing at the plate and on the mound,
And if you're curious, one pitcher in history has ever had a three-homer game in the regular season. It was Jim Tobin of the 1942 Braves. He went 3 for 4 with three homers and four RBI. He threw a complete game, too. He also allowed five runs (three earned), though.
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