Shohei Ohtani wants others to follow his two-way footsteps. Teammates don't think it's possible

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Of the 20,000-plus players to appear in Major League Baseball, only one has been an All-Star as a pitcher and batter.

Shohei Ohtani is unique, with a skillset and drive that hasn't been duplicated in 150 years.

“It's aweing,” Dodgers teammate Freddie Freeman said. “Sometimes you just like to make sure it’s not a machine under there.”

Ohtani will showcase his unique two-way talent when he starts World Series Game 4 on the mound for Los Angeles against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. The start comes about 17 hours after he finished one of the greatest games in Series history, tying an MLB record by reaching base nine times, including two homers and four extra-base hits, in an 18-inning classic that ended on Freddie Freeman's homer.

Ohtani hopes he is settin