VIDEO SHOWS: SHOHEI OHTANI'S PRESS CONFERENCE COMMENTS AFTER LOS ANGELES DODGERS' WIN OVER CINCINNATI REDS SHOWS: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (MLB – See restrictions) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) DODGERS' PLAYER SHOHEI OHTANI SAYING: "At the start, I think it was hit straight at me by the hitter, and although it was a difficult ball, I feel I was able to react well." 2. VARIOUS OVERLAYS OF OHTANI'S HITS DURING DODGERS V REDS MLB GAME (SOUNDBITE) (English ) OHTANI'S TRANSLATOR WILL IRETON TRANSLATING OHTANI'S QUOTE AND SAYING: "It was a really hard pitch to hit, but I felt like I reacted pretty well, and I'm glad that I was able to score, help the team score early." "Just felt, you know, pretty good overall to be able to end on a good note, and obviously we don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, but today being able to obviously end the note, you know, end on a good note again. It is a good sign." "A big homer by Teo (Teoscar Hernandez). Overall, looking at our lineup, we've been able to move guys over, score early, and score with runners in scoring positions. So I think we had a pretty good flow to the game today. 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English ) OHTANI'S TRANSLATOR WILL IRETON TRANSLATING OHTANI'S QUOTE AND SAYING: "I'm prepared to pitch in any situation. I don't think I have the right to be able to answer that right now." STORY: Shohei Ohtani hit a pair of home runs alongside Teoscar Hernandez, while Blake Snell went seven strong innings to help Los Angeles Dodgers finish off a 10-5 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds in game one of their National League wild-card series on Tuesday (September 30). Tommy Edman added a homer as the defending champion Dodgers moved a victory away from a matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Division Series. The Dodgers' five home runs tied a franchise record for a playoff game. Ohtani turned around a 100.4 mph fastball from Greene in the opening inning with a line-drive home run to right field that came off the bat at 117.7 mph. "It was a really hard pitch to hit, but I felt like I reacted pretty well and I was glad to help the team score early," Ohtani said. Los Angeles took control in the third when Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy walked with one out and Hernandez hit a home run to left field for a 4-0 lead. "It was a big homer from Teo, and overall from the lineup we have been able to move guys over, score early and score with runners in scoring position," Ohtani said. "So I think we had a pretty good flow to the game today." (Production: Suramya Kaushik) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen
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