The Dodgers will fly to Philadelphia Thursday where they will begin a National League Division Series against the East Division champion Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, with Shohei Ohtani set to accomplish another previously unprecedented feat.

Ohtani will be the Dodgers’ Game 1 starting pitcher, manager Dave Roberts announced after the team completed a two-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds in a National League Wild-Card Series with an 8-4 victory Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.

Ohtani will become the first player to start at least one game as pitcher and at least one as a non-pitcher in a single postseason, according to Sarah Langs, a researcher with Major League Baseball.

The game will also mark Ohtani’s postseason pitching debut. He did not pitch in 2024 as he recovered from a

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