Shohei Ohtani’s 3 wild predictions that will most likely happen in the World Series against the Blue Jays

Shohei Ohtani he became more than a brilliant major league player. He is clearly in the category of baseball legend Babe Ruth when the Bambino was at its peak.

Ohtani’s 3 home run performance in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series in which he also struck out 10 batters in 6.0 innings is arguably the best performance ever in a postseason game by any player. The Dodgers won that game by a 5-1 margin — Ohtani allowed just two hits — and eliminated the Brewers from the playoffs.

Superstar and his teammates hope to win their second straight World Series title against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Dodgers are heavy favorites to win the World Series because they have dominant talent and are playing their best baseball of the year. They defeated the Cincinnati Reds in the Wild Card Series, beat the mighty Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 in the National League Division Series, and defeated the Brewers in four games in the NLCS.

The Dodgers don’t need Ohtani to carry the team because they are loaded with stars. Teammates Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman will one day join Ohtani in the Hall of Fame, and the starting pitcher has been wonderful in the postseason. Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are great and it will be hard for a great team like the Blue Jays to slow them down.

As great as his teammates are, Ohtani is the best player on both teams and will put on a show in the World Series.

Ohtani will throw away at least two home run leads in the World Series

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has hit Ohtani in the leadoff spot and delivers regularly. He understands the strike zone and won’t swing at pitches out of the zone.

In the early innings of the World Series — especially in the first inning — Ohtani will look for a certain pitch. He might not get it every game, but he’ll get it at least twice and knock those pitches out of the park both times.

In his three home run masterpiece game against the Brewers he led off with a home run and that set the tone for his teammates. When Ohtani starts the game with a home run, the Dodgers grab him by the coattails and go on a successful run. Leadoff home runs deflate the opposing starting pitcher and elevate the chasing team.

Ohtani’s legend will grow as he takes two home run leads in this best of 7 series. He will lead off one game in Toronto with a long home run and will do the same in a game at Dodger Stadium

Ohtani will dominate the mound in Game 3

Roberts set up his pitching staff in the series with Snell starting the opener in Toronto and Yamamoto in Game 2. When the Dodgers return to Los Angeles for Game 3 at Dodger Stadium, Ohtani will take the mound as his team’s starting pitcher.

Technically, Ohtani will be listed as a P-DH in the batting order. That’s a concession Major League Baseball made to Ohtani because he can remain in the game as the Dodgers’ designated player after being removed from the game as a pitcher.

Observers suggested that the role of P-DH was too much for any one player, but that was not the case for Ohtani. He thrives on it, as evidenced by his performance in Game 4 of the NLCS. As the Dodgers celebrated their National League championship on the field after the final out, Freeman suggested the game would forever be known as “The Ohtani Game.” No one objected to that assessment.

Ohtani may not be able to match what he did against the Brewers when he faced the Blue Jays, but he will have a pitch ready to throw. He has excellent command of all his pitches and can approach 100mph.

Look for Ohtani to strike out 10 batters in 7 innings and get at least three hits against the Blue Jays in this game. The Dodgers will win this pivotal Game 3 and Ohtani will lead the way.

The series won’t be easy for the Dodgers, but Ohtani will be there to help

The Blue Jays are making their first World Series appearance since 1993, so they won’t have the same sense of composure or confidence as their opponents. The Blue Jays have the support of all of Canada and while that will help them, it will also put pressure on them.

Look for the Blue Jays to play well enough to push this series to six or seven games. At some point in the final game, Roberts will turn to Ohtani to shut down Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springer and Alejandro Kirk at a crucial time. The pressure will be on Ohtani, and he will improve.

He may not be able to strike them all out, but he will shut down the Blue Jays in the most important time and the Dodgers will win their second straight World Series.