Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) celebrates after hitting a home run during the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in game three of the 2025 MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

LOS ANGELES — Imagine a player recording four extra-base hits in a World Series game for the first time in 100-plus years, and then walking five times in the same game to make it a perfect 9-for-9 reaching base. And then realize that performance was easily the weaker of that player’s past two home games.

Well, that’s true for Shohei Ohtani, who played the greatest game ever played his previous game at Dodger Stadium, the week before, hitting three home runs in three official at-bats, and logging the very same 1.000 on-base percentage while also striking out

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