Oct 17, 2025
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Shohei Ohtani, who is just 2-for-25 with 45 strikeouts since Wednesday, doesn't think pitching has affected his performance at the plate.
Los Angeles - Sheehi o Johea's ull song, "Feels Good" By Michael Berbl, played at Dodger Stadium during halftime.Hatani then walked out of the dugout to a rare round of standing ovation, drawing a smile from his teammates.The Los Angeles Dodgers' two ways if it continues because the car can't change the house uncertainty.
The fact that he accuses himself of that situation, took the job for the first time from the first time since joining the team two years ago.
The Dodgers have continued to improve in these playoffs, but Ohtani's slump has simply persisted.Since the wild card round, he is just 2-for-25 with 12 strikeouts.His seventh-inning RBI single in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Tuesday snapped a 15-game hitting streak, the second-longest of his career.
Speaking before Wednesday's rehearsal, Ohtani denied that performing as a two -way player in the postseason affected his shot.
"I don't think the situation affected my hitting performance," Ohtani said through a translator."On the pitching side, as long as I can control what I can control, I feel good about producing results. On the hitting, the position, mechanics, it's something that I'm working on — it's a work in progress. I don't think it's necessary. It's hard to say."
Ohtani hit Cincinnati in two wins as a redshirt, and at one point the Milwaukee Brewers followed a similar rule in trying to throw their best lefty to him.Aaron Ashby led NLC to first, but Ohtani drew a walk.Facing 2 for 2, he singled out Ashby and Robert Gasser.
Of Otani's 40 plate appearances in these playoffs, 22 have come against lefties.He has only reached base three times against them.
"I think it makes strategic sense for them to throw more lefties against me," Ohtani said."I'm really focused on getting better in the field. In that sense, I think I'll always be working on something."
Ohtani started Game 1 of the NL Division Series on the mound, pitching six innings of three-run ball. He was lined up to pitch Game 1 or 2 of the NLCS -- with Game 2 preferable because an off day would follow him filling two roles -- but has instead been held back to Game 4. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the decision had more to do with lining Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto up to potentially pitch twice in the series than it did with helping Ohtani shake a hitting slump.
Roberts called Ohtani's at-bats in Milwaukee "fantastic," even though he went just 1-for-7.
"I think he manages the strike zone, I think he's still aggressive when he gets his pitch," Roberts said."There was a lineout to right field and there were three walks. The base hit with an opportunity to score a run. These are positive for me."
OHITRIAREDER IS 50/50 Club in his first season with the Dodgers in 2024 and was considered an offensive player only if he changes in 2025, was given the fourth Mvp in five years.After 14 days, he was also defending, but Ohtani's batting line dipped slightly to .222 / .323 / .556.He asked if he had to be corrected in a two-way position, Ohtani again black.
"I know it feels like I'm repeating the same answer," he said, "but yeah, I really don't think it really had an impact. I feel like I was able to have a really good season offensively because I was able to get quality at-bats throughout the season. It's hard to say. But yes, same answer."
