Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers Are a Sight to Behold

In the first game of the Wild Card Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, the Dodgers’ superstar Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs. Then, in game after game, he swung at curves in the dirt and fastballs above the belt. He flung his bat at pitches wide off the plate and hit feeble ground balls off sinkers that ran in on his hands. He waited, in his majestic stance, and watched as third strikes sped by. In the National League Division Series, against the Philadelphia Phillies, Ohtani ha