With still a week full of games until the All-Star break, Los Angeles Dodgers' star Shohei Ohtani has made incredible baseball history, doing something that hasn't been done in more than 50 years.
The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Philadelphia Phillies in a potential NLCS preview on Tuesday night and when they do, they'll do so with the history-making Shohei Ohtani in the lineup at designated hitter.
Ohtani, who signed a 10-year, $700 million contract before the season, has done everything he can to justify that contract. Even despite not being able to pitch because of elbow problems, Ohtani has joined some insane baseball history before the All-Star break.Shohei Ohtani of the @Dodgers is the second NL player to have at least 50 extra-base hits and 20 stolen bases prior to the All-Star break, joining Bobby Bonds, who did so for the Giants in 1973.
He pairs with Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman to make up arguably the best trio of sluggers in baseball and he'll absolutely be in the conversation to win his third MVP Award at season's end. He previously won the American League version in both 2021 and 2023 as a member of the Los Angeles Angels.and Phillies will take the field at Citizens Bank Park at 6:40 p.m. ET as Bobby Miller pitches against Zack Wheeler.
Miller is 1-1 with a 6.12 ERA while Wheeler is 9-4 with a 2.74. He pairs with Ranger Suarez and Aaron Nola to make up perhaps the best trio of starters in the NL.Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University.
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