Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is eagerly anticipating his postseason debut ahead of the team's matchup with the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series.
"It's always been my childhood dream to be able to be in an important game," Ohtani said through an interpreter, per ESPN's Alden Gonzalez. "So I think the excitement of that is greater than anything else that I could possibly feel."
The 30-year-old spent the first six years of his career on the Los Angeles Angels with fellow superstar Mike Trout. However, injuries and the lack of a consistent supporting cast prevented the Angels from making a postseason appearance throughout Ohtani's tenure with the team.