LOS ANGELES - Shohei Ohtani was asked if he felt nervous going into his first postseason game and had an answer before an interpreter could even relay the question.
"Nope," he said in English.
Ohtani will make his highly anticipated playoff debut on Saturday, when his Los Angeles Dodgers host the division rival San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series. Ohtani, speaking through an interpreter, said, "It's always been my childhood dream to be able to be in an important game."
"So I think the excitement of that is greater than anything else that I could possibly feel," he added.