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Shohei Ohtani Records & History From 2025 NLCS Game 4 Vs. Brewers
Oct 17, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) runs the bases on a solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the fourth inning of game four of the NLCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Oct 17, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) runs the bases on a solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the fourth inning of game four of the NLCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images

Shohei Ohtani Records & History From 2025 NLCS Game 4 Vs. Brewers

Originally posted on Dodger Blue  |  By Blake Williams  |  Last updated Oct 18, 2025 2:00 PM ET

“The greatest day in baseball history.” That was how Joe Davis described Shohei Ohtnai’s game last season when he went 6-for-6 with three home runs, two doubles, 10 RBI, stole two bases and created the 50/50 club.

Somehow, roughly one year later, Ohtani has topped that game with the new greatest day in baseball history, and it sent the Los Angeles Dodges to the World Series in a 5-1 victory during Game 4 of the 2025 National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Ohtani was on the mound, and hitting leadoff. He started his day in the first inning by striking out the side, and hitting a leadoff home run. He then went on to hit two more homers, and strike out another seven batters.

Ohtani finished the game 3-for-3 with three home runs and a walk at the plate, and on the mound, he tossed six shutout innings, allowing just two hits, striking out 10 and walking three.

With that performance as both a pitcher and hitter, Ohtani set numerous MLB records, joined rare company, and became the first to achieve multiple feats, via OptaStats and Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

In addition, Ohtani also became the first Dodgers pitcher to hit a home run in the postseason.

With his performance, Ohtani earned the NLCS MVP, despite his earlier struggles throughout the postseason. It was the first time in his career that he’s been given the honor, and he is the 10th Dodgers NLCS MVP winner in franchise history.

“As I stated before, there were at times during the postseason where Teo and Mookie picked me up,” Ohtani said after the game. “And this time around it was my turn to be able to perform. And I think just looking back over the course of the entire postseason, I haven’t performed to the expectation, but I think today we saw what the left-handed hitters could do.”

Dodgers won 23rd NL Pennant in franchise history

By sweeping the Brewers, the Dodgers won their 23rd National League pennant in franchise history, and their 14th since moving to Los Angeles.

Since 1969, when MLB introduced the League Championship Series as part of the postseason, the Dodgers have played in the NLCS a total of 17 times. That’s good for the most in NL history and ranks second all-time behind the New York Yankees (19).

The Dodgers appeared in the NLCS for the eighth time in the last 13 seasons (2013, 2016-2018, 2020-2021, 2024-2025).

This article first appeared on Dodger Blue and was syndicated with permission.

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