LOS ANGELES -- Had anyone chosen an unfortunate moment to blink, the sounds echoing around a nearly empty Dodger Stadium would have told the whole story.

An impossibly loud crack of the bat. Immediate exclamations of awe. A resounding thud as the ball clanged off metal. A clamor of voices all over again, capped by a jesting remark from Freddie Freeman: "You’ve got no pop!"

Then again, those in attendance for Wednesday's National League Championship Series workout day would have been foolish to take their eyes off Shohei Ohtani , taking batting practice on the field at Dodger Stadium for the first time anyone could recall. He put on a sweeping power show, depositing ball after ball in the outfield seats, including a moonshot that hit off the top of the Right Field Pavilion roof.

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