Shohei Ohtani (30, Los Angeles Dodgers), who opened the 50-50 door wide for the first time in Major League history, became another true record.
The Los Angeles Dodgers played the first game of the National League Division Series (NLDS) against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the 6th (Korea time).
Ohtani, who started as the No. 1 designated hitter of the Los Angeles Dodgers on the day, flew with two hits, three RBIs and two runs in five at-bats, including a tiebreaking three-run shot.
He doesn’t seem to feel any pressure as it is his first postseason game. Ohtani said in an interview before the game that he is not nervous at all.
The 스포츠토토 MLB Network reported that Ohtani’s homer was the fifth record in the postseason history of Major League Baseball. The record also came in seven years since Aaron Judge in 2017.
Ohtani became the fifth player to hit a home run in his first postseason game. This is the first record in the history of the Major League, or a man-like record.
This started with Jimmy Fox in 1929, followed by Roger Maris in 1960, Ken Griffey Jr. in 1995, Judge in 2017, and Ohtani on the 6th.
Ohtani hit a tying three-run homer in the second inning when his team was losing 0-3. It gave a boost to the Los Angeles Dodgers, which were sagging due to Yamamoto Yoshinobu’s three runs in the first half.
In the end, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 to win the most important Game 1, leveraging the strength of its batters and bullpen. Yamamoto’s poor performance, however, was very painful.
