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The most talented baseball player we've ever seen hit three home runs and struck out 10 over six scoreless innings
The Brewers were among the leaders in runs, batting average and strikeout rate, but the Dodgers held them to four runs in four games and got them to whiff at a higher rate than normal.
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MLB playoffs 2025: Shohei Ohtani named NLCS MVP after 3 HRs, 10 Ks in all-time Game 4 performance
Meanwhile, on the mound, Ohtani just kept stomping on the Brewers. He finished with 10 strikeouts, three walks, two hits allowed and zero runs against one of MLB's peskiest lineups. He featured a seven-pitch mix, according to Baseball Savant, and topped out on that 100.3-mph fastball to Chourio. Even by itself, that's a star-level performance.
To be considered a great hitter, you previously had to bat above that mark for the season. Only seven could say they did it this year.
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MLB playoff takeaways: Mariners one win away from first World Series; Ohtani leads Dodgers back to the Fall Classic
Both Championship Series of the 2025 MLB playoffs unfolded on Friday. In the American League, the Seattle Mariners moved to a 3–2 series lead in the ALCS with a 6–2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays,
Shohei Ohtani is 1-of-1; everybody knows that at this point. There's a reason he got $700 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers (with all but $20 million of it deferred). He's an MVP-caliber hitter, as we've seen in the years he's been unable to pitch, and he's a Cy Young-caliber pitcher when at his best.
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Pedro Martinez credited the emergence of generational talents like Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, as well a faster pace of play, for the recent surge in baseball's popularity but the Hall of Fame pitcher says a labor showdown could stall that momentum.
Girls ID Tour," is designed specifically for female athletes (18 & under) to showcase their talent and ability as baseball players.
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How many Canadian teams are in MLB? Explaining Canada's history of pro baseball clubs before Blue Jays
After the Expos' founding, another MLB expansion team arrived in Canada in 1977 with the Toronto Blue Jays. For over 20 years, Canada had two MLB teams, but the Expos faced financial difficulties in the early 2000s. There was even a vote by the owners to eliminate the team from the league, though the action never went through.
Major League Baseball agent Mark Leinweaver may be a successful professional today, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t subjected to bullying in high school.