The game’s first 50/50 player is living his best life at the intersection of stress and joy, sparking plenty of the latter for his team when he comes to bat with runners in scoring position.

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers will face Sean Manaea and the New York Mets on Monday at 4:08 PM ET on FOX. Ohtani had two hits in his last appearance, going 2-for-4 with an RBI. The

This is The Athletic’s daily MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. What a weekend. The Guardians grand-slammed past the Tigers, and the Dodgers throttled the Padres (then dominated Game 1 of the NLCS).