After an uncharacteristically quiet stretch from starting pitcher and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani to start the postseason, the 31-year-old put together a ri

Coming off Shohei Ohtani's amazing performance to finish off the Brewers in the NCLS, Matthew Pouliot takes a look at the scope of history.

Shohei Ohtani once again proved to be the best player in MLB on Friday, closing out the National League Championship Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers in style.

And if you're curious, one pitcher in history has ever had a three-homer game in the regular season. It was Jim Tobin of the 1942 Braves. He went 3 for 4 with three homers and four RBI. He threw a complete game, too. He also allowed five runs (three earned), though.

Shohei Ohtani celebrated his historic game with a day out in the most normal fall activity with dog Decoy before the Los Angeles Dodgers play in the World Series.

In Game 4 of the NLCS, with his team already up 3-0 on the series, Ohtani reached his apex as a two-way player with three homers at the plate and 10 strikeouts in six scoreless innings. Unprecedented doesn't begin to describe what he just did in a delirious night at Chavez Ravine.

Shohei Ohtani is in a significant slump at the plate this October. The three-time MVP hasn't contributed much to the Los Angeles Dodgers with his bat during their otherwise impressive playoff run to the brink of another World Series.

As the old adage goes, 'game recognizes game.' Former San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy is currently a member of the media as an analyst with MLB Network. Peavy h