Through the first five games of the 2025 World Series, Shohei Ohtani hasn’t just been good – he’s been generational.
Ohtani's .400 average, three homers, and preposterous 1.704 OPS (.591 OBP, 1.113 SLG) would stand among the best World Series performances ever if the Dodgers could just close the deal. He’s reached base in nearly 60% of his plate appearances, single-handedly keeping Los Angeles in games that otherwise would have been over early. It’s the kind of series that defines a player’s legend – unless his team lets it die in vain.
Los Angeles has fallen behind in the series, 3-2, in danger of seeing their title defense dreams crushed by the Toronto Blue Jays in Friday's Game 6.