The Hero of Game 1 — that’s what everyone at the Roger Stadium called him after his 413-foot grand slam in Game 1 of the 2025 World Series. Well, you know it’s Addison Barger! With October glory deadlocked at 2-2, things are getting even more interesting. Amid the back-and-forth of the Fall Classic, an update surfaced that raises the stakes even higher: the 25-year-old could pose a meaningful threat to Shohei Ohtani’s two-way dominance.

Shohei Ohtani stands alone in this era as baseball’s true two-way superstar. The Dodgers star has mastered both crafts in ways that seemed impossible. He hit 55 home runs with a .282 batting average and a 1.014 OPS, leading the National League. On the mound, he posted a 2.87 ERA across 14 starts, striking out 62 batters in 47 innings. He became the first p

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