Despite Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani being in the midst of a hitting slump , the team still was able to beat the Philadelphia Phillies in four games and advance past the NLDS. With the Dodgers now heading to the NLCS, catcher Will Smith believes the team has not reached its full potential due to Ohtani.

It was no doubt a disappointing series for Ohtani, who hit one-for-18 against Philadelphia, which included striking out nine times, which is a rare sight for the superstar slugger. Smith would go on to say after the series win that there is “another gear” to Los Angeles, which is Ohtani, and how he anticipates a big bounce back for the 31-year-old, according to The Los Angeles Times.

“I think there’s another gear,” Smith said. “Look at Shohei [Ohtani].”

“He didn’t do mu

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