It doesn't seem like there's anything Shohei Ohtani can't do on a baseball field.
Pitch, hit, run, he's got it all.
With the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rut heading into Wednesday's game against the Angels, first baseman Freddie Freeman is hoping Ohtani can come to the rescue.
It has the potential to be a great day for L.A., with Ohtani starting on the mound in addition to his usual hitting responsibilities.
After Tuesday night's game, this is what Freeman jokingly predicted for Ohtani:
"Shohei on the mound, so see if he can throw nine innings and hit seven home runs."
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That's crazy, of course.
But there's that little voice in the back of your head reminding you that it's Shohei and that if anyone could do the impossible on a diamond, it'd be him.
Of course, Ohtani isn't stretched out enough in his return from Tommy John surgery to go nine innings, yet. If he can make it five, that's probably a win for the Dodgers.
And at the plate, no one has ever hit five home runs in a game as an individual, let alone seven.
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But again, it's Ohtani. Never say never.
Just probably not on this night.
Freeman is right, though, that Ohtani could set the tone for the Dodgers to try and snap out of this funk. He's taking the ball as the starting pitcher at exactly the right time.
L.A. needs a stopper, someone who can snap them out of the funk they're stuck in. Ohtani is going to have to be that guy.
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