Even the baseball legend Babe Ruth couldn't achieve this! Shohei Ohtani's playoff debut as a pitcher draws widespread attention.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have secured a spot in the National League Division Series and will head to Philadelphia to challenge the Phillies. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts declared right after the game that Shohei Ohtani will be the starting pitcher for Game 1. He will make history as the first player ever to start in the postseason in a single season both as a pitcher and as a non-pitcher, an achievement even the legendary Babe Ruth never accomplished. Former Seattle Mariners player Harold Reynolds praised Ohtani on the show "MLB Tonight," calling him "the greatest player of all time."

This two-way superstar is set to start as pitcher for Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Phillies on October 5th Beijing time. This marks his second postseason appearance but his first time pitching in the playoffs. Reynolds openly stated, "This is something even Babe Ruth couldn't do."

Pitcher Ohtani has made 14 starts this season, pitching 47 innings with a 1-1 record, striking out 62 batters, and maintaining a 2.87 ERA. On September 16th, he started against the Phillies, pitching five hitless innings with five strikeouts and one walk, but after leaving the game with a lead, the bullpen squandered it, and he missed out on the win.

Reynolds expressed his admiration on the show without reservation: "If you don’t watch every at-bat of Shohei Ohtani, you’ll regret it later. He reminds us of what a truly great superstar he is. Everyone talks about how great Babe Ruth was, but Ohtani far surpasses Ruth. Ruth couldn’t do what Ohtani is doing now."