Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts as he runs the bases after hitting his third home run of the game in the seventh inning.

Shohei Ohtani has propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers back to the World Series with a two-way performance for the ages.

Ohtani hit three mammoth home runs and pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning, and the Dodgers swept the Milwaukee Brewers out of the NL Championship Series with a 5-1 victory in Game 4 on Friday night.

The Dodgers will have a chance to be baseball’s first repeat World Series champions in a quarter-century after this mind-blowing night for the three-time MVP Ohtani, who emphatically ended a quiet post-season by his lofty standards.

After striking out three in the top of the first, Ohtani hit the first leadoff homer by a pitcher i

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