Harry How/Getty Pictures
For the primary time in his already legendary profession, Shohei Ohtani can be taking part in within the World Sequence.
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 10-5 in Sport 6 of the Nationwide League Championship Sequence on Sunday to shut it out 4-2. Ohtani, the probably NL MVP, went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs to assist lead the Dodgers again to the World Sequence for the primary time since their title win in 2020 and the twenty second time in franchise historical past, essentially the most in NL historical past.
Los Angeles will face the New York Yankees in a marquee World Sequence matchup that pits the groups with one of the best respective information within the AL and NL this season towards each other. It is the twelfth time that these two storied franchises can be going through one another within the World Sequence. Sport 1 is about for Friday night time.
Shortstop Tommy Edman additionally had an enormous night time for the Dodgers, going 2-for-5 with a two-run house run within the third inning, 4 RBI and two runs. Catcher Will Smith additionally hit a two-run homer within the third to interrupt the sport open.
Followers on social media have been excited by the Dodgers’ emphatic win to shut out the NLCS and advance to the World Sequence:
IcyVert @IcyVert
Shohei made it to the World Sequence pic.twitter.com/Kp1mbwgTi5
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
THE DODGERS ARE HEADED TO THE WORLD SERIES 🏆
They will face the Yankees on this yr’s Fall Basic ⚾ @BRWalkoff pic.twitter.com/MtSQbOWqn4
B/R Stroll-Off @BRWalkoff
POV: The Dodgers are headed to the World Sequence 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jP7yZVYEJB
SportsCenter @SportsCenter
SHOHEI OHTANI IS HEADING TO THE WORLD SERIES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS CAREER 🔥 pic.twitter.com/CJQxIpJ78D
MLB @MLB
Shohei Ohtani has reached base 16 instances on this #NLCS, a @Dodgers franchise report for a single #postseason collection!
Jeff Passan @JeffPassan
Shohei Ohtani is batting . 818 in his final 22 at-bats with runners in scoring place. Not slugging .818 or OPSing .818. He has 18 hits in 22 at-bats.
Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano
Shohei Ohtani. Aaron Decide. Mookie Betts. Juan Soto. Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Gerrit Cole. Los Angeles. New York. Fox goes to make a billion {dollars} on this yr’s World Sequence.
Dodgers Nation @DodgersNation
A Phrase Sequence Apperance
First yr of 10 years with Shohei Ohtani pic.twitter.com/zzgqFedJ6E
The loss concludes a particular season for the Mets that noticed them overcome a sluggish begin to make an inconceivable run to the NLCS. New York has a couple of budding stars that present hope for a shiny future.
However the night time belonged to the Dodgers, and followers can be hyped as anticipation builds for his or her matchup towards the Yankees later this week.
