Dodgers superstar defies description with historic three-homer, 10-strikeout playoff performance that has observers questioning if we'll ever see anyone like him again.

The documentary "Diamond Diplomacy" traces Japanese and American history through the lens of baseball. Shohei Ohtani is among the film's stars.

After Shohei Ohtani’s Game 4 performance in the 2025 National League Championship Series, in which he was named MVP after a historic and unprecedented showing at the plate and on the mound, many analysts have chimed in to crown the Japanese phenom as the greatest player the game has ever seen.

No fewer than five reporters soon tweeted that Ohtani was not headed to Canada and remained in Southern California, including USA Today's Bob Nightengale, The Athletic's Jim Bowden, Nicholson-Smith, the New York Post's Jon Heyman and the Orange County Register's Jeff Fletcher.

In a closeout opportunity for the defending champions, Shohei Ohtani took the mound for LA and punched out 10 batters across six-plus scoreless innings of work. At the plate, Ohtani went 3-for-3 with three home runs, one of which left Dodger Stadium and traveled 469 feet according to Statcast.

Shohei Ohtani did it all — three home runs at bat and 10 strikeouts on the mound — propelling the Dodgers to another shot at the World Series by defeating the Brewers in a game of the ages.

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Star, three-time MVP and a World Series champion but even he can still shock the baseball world with his performance on the field. On Friday, Oct. 17, the Los Angeles Dodgers star threw six scoreless innings while striking out 10 batters and hitting three home runs en route to a 5-0 win as the Dodgers swept the Milwaukee Brewers.