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While Ohtani's heroics at the plate have been nothing short of spectacular, he is set to start Game 4 of the World Series on the mound.
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Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Last week, his unique skill set was on display again, with three home runs at the plate and 10 strikeouts over six shutout innings on the mound, clinching the Los Angeles Dodgers’ return to the World Series.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
What’s more, there’s been little pressure on any of them to perform at the plate, because the Dodgers’ starting pitchers are on a historic run.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
In the third inning, Scherzer recorded his first pickoff in more than nine years, catching Leo Rivas off first base with Raleigh, the Mariners’ 63-homer man, at the plate.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Last week, his unique skill set was on display again, with three home runs at the plate and 10 strikeouts over six shutout innings on the mound, clinching the Los Angeles Dodgers’ return to the World Series.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
What’s more, there’s been little pressure on any of them to perform at the plate, because the Dodgers’ starting pitchers are on a historic run.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
In the third inning, Scherzer recorded his first pickoff in more than nine years, catching Leo Rivas off first base with Raleigh, the Mariners’ 63-homer man, at the plate.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“At the plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20plate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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