You can’t blame Shohei Ohtani for being excited to play in the postseason.

Shohei Ohtani hit a tying, three-run homer in the second inning of his highly anticipated playoff debut to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their National League Division Series opener.

It really didn't look too hard for Shohei Ohtani on Saturday night, who went 2-for-5 with three runs batted in in the first game of the postseason for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the first-ever MLB postseason game for Ohtani. The Dodgers won 7-5 on their home field.

Slugger Shohei Ohtani erased a 3-0 deficit for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres on Saturday night with a three-run home run off starter Dylan Cease, and Ohtani's club eventually hung on to register a 7-5 victory.

Ohtani signed a record $700 million, 10-year deal with the Dodgers in December. He didn’t pitch this season while rehabbing from a second elbow surgery he had a year ago. That a

Welcome to the MLB playoffs, Shohei Ohtani. In his second career postseason at-bat, the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar crushed a two-out, three-run homer to tie the game against the San Diego Padres. Dodger Stadium was happy,

After recording the first 50-home run, 50-stolen base season in MLB history, Ohtani began his postseason career with a bang on Saturday, smashing his first playoff home run in Game 1 of the National League Divisional Series.