The first roar of October came early at Chavez Ravine on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Cincinnati Reds.

Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way superstar, wasted no time electrifying the Dodger Stadium crowd.

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Facing hometown fireballer Hunter Greene, Ohtani turned on a 100 mph fastball and launched it deep into the right-field pavilion on the fourth pitch of the at-bat.

The leadoff home run gave the Dodgers a quick 1-0 lead and set off a thunderous ovation from the sold-out crowd.

It was the kind of moment Los Angeles fans had been dreaming about since Ohtani signed with the Dodgers last winter — the Japanese icon igniting October with a swing that carried both

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