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Shohei Ohtani changes the plaque on his NLCS MVP trophy with a heartwarming message for his Dodgers teammates
Shohei Ohtani’s 2025 National League Championship Series MVP trophy sat quietly in the center of the Dodgers’ clubhouse this week — a gleaming reminder of Ohtani’s otherworldly performance in Game 4 of the the NLCS against the Brewers.
Shohei Ohtani's insane Game 4 performance helped the Dodgers advance to the World Series but the NLCS MVP reminded LA that it was a team win.
During a rare batting practice session on Thursday night, Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit a ball out of Dodger Stadium, bouncing it off the roof of the pavilion in right field and out of the park. On Friday night, Ohtani one-upped himself during Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the Brewers.
A Dodgers fan caught Shohei Ohtani’s NLCS home run ball, a historic collectible now estimated to be worth millions.
If there was ever any question of Shohei Ohtani’s greatness, Game 4 of the National League Championship Series answered it beyond a doubt. During Friday night’s performance, the Japanese two-way superstar hit three home runs and struck out 10 Milwaukee Brewers over more than six scoreless innings to secure the series-clinching win and the NLCS Most Valuable Player award.
The Dodgers star etched his name into the annals of MLB history with a two-way masterpiece, but does it stack up to the greatest Super Bowl rally of all time?