LOS ANGELES — As the Dodgers were celebrating Freddie Freeman’s walk-off home run in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night, Shohei Ohtani joined the mob near home plate.

He revelled among the team’s position players for a moment before peeling away from the crowd and running up the left-field line with his hands waving above his head. Ohtani made a beeline toward Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who was on his way in from the bullpen after preparing to enter the game, and gave the Dodgers’ right-hander a giant hug.

The scene perfectly illustrated the two-way nature of Ohtani. Even during celebrations, he carves out time to be a hitter and also a pitcher.

The Dodgers’ 6-5 triumph over the Blue Jays in 18 innings featured many heroes. There was Freeman, who belted the game-winning homer off Brend

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