I'm not from Otani. A home run like this at this moment in this game? LAD Ohtani blasted a leadoff home run in the first inning of Game 1 of the NLWC. Dodgers lead 50

Oct 01, 2025

I'm not from Otani. A home run like this at this moment in this game? LAD Ohtani blasted a leadoff home run in the first inning of Game 1 of the NLWC. Dodgers lead 50



I'm not from Otani. A home run like this at this moment in this game? LAD Ohtani blasted a leadoff home run in the first inning of Game 1 of the NLWC. Dodgers lead 50
Even the sense of reality is shaken in front of such a ridiculous home run.

Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) exploded a home run with tremendous strength from his first at-bat on the fall stage. It even feels as if the fraud character of a baseball game escapes from the program world and walks in the form of a human being.

Ohtani hit a home run from the first at-bat in the first inning of Game 1 of the 2025 National League Wild Card Series (NLWC).




Ohtani started as the first designated hitter in Game 1 of the NLWC against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the morning of the 1st (Korea time) and hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the 1st inning when the score was 0-0.

Hunter Green was the starting pitcher for Cincinnati's most important NLWC Game 1. Green only pitched in 19 games due to injury in the middle of this season, but he won seven games (4 losses) and had a 2.76 ERA. Cincinnati had a strong four-seam fastball and sent it out with the most confidence.

But Green met the wrong opponent. I was beaten up by Ohtani. Green's pitch was powerful, but his heart was not. He failed to put the ball in the strike zone from the beginning against Ohtani. a first ball and a second ball in a row. On the third pitch, a 99.4-mile (about 160km) four-seam fastball slightly passed through the lower borderline of the strike zone.




I'm not from Otani. A home run like this at this moment in this game? LAD Ohtani blasted a leadoff home run in the first inning of Game 1 of the NLWC. Dodgers lead 50
The fourth pitch was also a four-pitch. This time, the faster ball of 100.4 miles (about 161 kilometers) headed to the strike zone on the body. But Ohtani was waiting for the ball of this course. No matter how fast the ball is, it is meaningless to Ohtani. Ohtani's swing is faster, stronger and more deadly.

Ohtani's lightning-wielding bat flew like a missile and quickly crossed the right fence. The batting speed was 117.7 miles (about 189.4 kilometers per hour). Ohtani came out as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning of Game 1 of the wild-card series, where all eyes were on with this shot, completely overwhelming Cincinnati with a powerful home run.

Once again, it's a real situation. The unreal figures are the result of Ohtani's magic.




As a result, Ohtani will hit a home run in two consecutive games following his home run (No. 55) against the Seattle Mariners on September 29, the final game of the regular season.

It's not just that. He also hit his first home run in consecutive postseason games. Last year, the first season of his transfer to the Los Angeles Dodgers, he also hit a home run against the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series (NLDS), the first postseason game.

I'm not from Otani. A home run like this at this moment in this game? LAD Ohtani blasted a leadoff home run in the first inning of Game 1 of the NLWC. Dodgers lead 50
As if to prove this, he showed off his hot hitting from the start of the postseason. Last year, Ohtani also hit a home run against the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series (NLDS), his first postseason appearance, and he has been operating a cannon since the first postseason game for the second consecutive year.

Ohtani's leadoff home run in the first inning immediately caused a tremendous 'synergy effect' in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup.

I'm not from Otani. A home run like this at this moment in this game? LAD Ohtani blasted a leadoff home run in the first inning of Game 1 of the NLWC. Dodgers lead 50
I'm not from Otani. A home run like this at this moment in this game? LAD Ohtani blasted a leadoff home run in the first inning of Game 1 of the NLWC. Dodgers lead 50
The Dodgers' lineup exploded once again in the bottom of the third inning with a 1-0 lead. After leadoff hitter Mookie Betts stepped down with a fly ball to center field, Freddie Freeman drew a walk, opening the big explosion. Suddenly Hunter Green's ball control faltered. He also allowed a walk to his successor Max Muncy. On top of that, he threw wild pitches and quickly became second and third bases with one out.

Teoscar Hernandez, who appeared in a golden chance, completely collapsed the green. When the second slider (90.4 miles) from the ball count 1B rose high, he pulled it happily. The bullet ball with a speed of 108.7 miles (about 174.9 kilometers per hour) flew like a missile and became a three-run home run that hit the left stands.

It wasn't the end here. Tommy Edman, who followed Hernandez, also immediately scored a superior solo home run against Green. The Dodgers' batters scored four runs in the bottom of the third inning alone with consecutive home runs by Hernandez and Edman. Ohtana's leadoff home run in the first inning deserves the butterfly effect. The Dodgers are leading 5-0 as of the end of the fifth inning with three home runs.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.