Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani further proved why he is the greatest on Friday night. The generational player not only pitched six scoreless innings and struck out 10 on Friday night to complete the NLCS sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers, but also launched three home runs (one of which left Dodger Stadium) while doing so.

Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers to an NLCS sweep over the Brewers, sending a heartfelt message to fans ahead of the World Series.

Shohei Ohtani had a historic performance for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS. Here's his showing by the numbers.

The Brewers were among the leaders in runs, batting average and strikeout rate, but the Dodgers held them to four runs in four games and got them to whiff at a higher rate than normal.

Shohei Ohtani has propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers back to the World Series with a two-way performance for the ages.

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Will Smith has faced an uphill battle over the past month before getting back behind the plate in time for the latter half of the postseason. In mid-September,

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Friday with a 3-0 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series.