"That's the reason why he signed to be with this ball club, this organization, to play in games like this," manager Dave Roberts said, per Nightengale.

Shohei Ohtani will make his postseason pitching debut when he starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the National League Division Series.

According to MLB’s Sarah Langs, Ohtani will be the first player in MLB history to start at least one game as a pitcher and at least one as a non-pitcher in the same postseason.