TORONTO — Shohei Ohtani’s performance in the Dodgers’ NLCS Game 4 clincher against the Brewers was nothing short of spectacular. He hit three homers and recorded 10 strikeouts in six shutout innings while pitching—a display that was both Ruthian and uniquely Ohtani.
He is one of a kind. No one like him. Ever.
Babe Ruth went 3-0 in three postseason starts as a pitcher and even had a two-run triple to support himself in Game 4 of the 1918 World Series. He is also the only player to homer three times twice in a postseason game.
In researching Ruth, I discovered he set a postseason record that might be even harder to surpass than finding another player with the unicorn-like talent to hit three homers and strike out 10 batters in the same game.
For some perspective, Rick Wise, a full-time pitcher, once hit two homers and struck out 12 while throwing a no-hitter in a regular-season game. Even so, Ohtani’s feat remains extraordinary and increasingly unmatched in baseball history.
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