Shohei Ohtani is the best baseball player on the planet and possibly the greatest ever.

Now that that’s out of the way, it’s worth asking if the Japanese sensation’s mythical abilities have been a bit overstated over these playoffs.

Before you say we’ve lost it, we’ll couch the statement by adding a caveat: Has Ohtani been as consistently great as just about everyone believes?

The answer might surprise you.

Yes, Ohtani turned in without much doubt, the greatest post-season game in the history of the sport when he hit three home runs and struck out 10 in six scoreless innings two weeks ago when his Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the National League pennant over Milwaukee.

And sure, Ohtani added another all-time great outing to his ledger when he went 4-for-4 with two home runs, two dou

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