Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani defied expectations, to say the least.
On Friday night, with an opportunity to sweep the Milwaukee Brewers (who finished with the best record in MLB and beat the Dodgers all six times they faced them in the regular season) in the NLCS, Ohtani answered the call.
On the mound, he struck out 10 batters across six-plus scoreless innings of work. At the plate, he obliterated three home runs, one of which exited Dodger Stadium. He posted a simple message on his Instagram account after the game which should leave no question as to what he wants to accomplish next.