Shohei Ohtani Named NLCS MVP Following Historic Game 4 Performance

Let’s be honest. We’ve all run out of words for Shohei Ohtani. What’s left to say? We’ve exhausted every superlative in the dictionary. “Unicorn,” “generational talent,” “the modern-day Babe Ruth”—it all feels a little stale now, doesn’t it? After what he did to the Milwaukee Brewers in the Dodgers’ 5-1 pennant-clinching victory, we might need to invent a new language just to properly describe his greatness.

On a cool October night in Los Angeles, Ohtani didn’t just have a good game; he delivered a performance so absurd, so utterly dominant, that it felt like something out of a video game. This wasn’t just baseball; it was a one-man masterpiece. The man stepped up to the plate and launched three separate baseballs into orbit. Then, just for fun, he strolled to the mound and mowed down 10 batters over six scoreless innings.

“That was probably the greatest postseason performance of all time,” a visibly stunned Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said afterward, and for once, a manager’s post-game hyperbole felt like an understatement.

A Historic Night For the Japanese Phenom

What a Sho.
 
Shohei Ohtani is your 2025 NLCS MVP! pic.twitter.com/VGX8LlFt9R

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 18, 2025

This was more than just a box score. It was a clinic. After issuing a leadoff walk in the first inning—a brief moment where he appeared mortal—Ohtani decided he’d had enough of that. He proceeded to strike out the next three Brewers, leaving them looking completely bewildered. Then, to lead off the bottom half of the inning, he promptly hit a home run. It was a statement. A declaration that this game belonged to him and him alone.

The Night Ohtani Broke Baseball

The Brewers never stood a chance. As their starter, Freddy Peralta put it, “They didn’t let us even breathe.” That’s what it feels like when you’re facing a legend in his prime. Every time the Brewers thought they might have a flicker of hope, Ohtani was there to snuff it out, either with an unhittable splitter or another majestic home run that sent the Dodger Stadium crowd into a frenzy.

By the time he hit his third homer in the seventh inning, it was pure comedy. It just wasn’t fair. This performance wasn’t just for the Dodgers; it was for the history books. We witnessed a player, already considered the best in the world, find another gear we didn’t even know existed.

So, while Los Angeles celebrates its trip back to the World Series, the rest of the baseball world is left to grapple with what we just saw. We’re all just witnesses to the Shohei Ohtani experience, and after a night like this, the only thing we can do is shake our heads, laugh, and be grateful we’re here to see it.