Shohei Ohtani's first season with the Dodgers also included the first year of his marriage to former basketball player Mamiko Tanaka.

Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have been friends going back to their days playing in Japan’s top baseball league.

For the first time in Shohei Ohtani's career, he is playing in postseason baseball. Will Dodgers fans get to see him on the mound.

Ohtani is getting his first chance on the October playoff stage with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who open the National League Division Series on Saturday against the rival San Diego Padres. He spent the last six years with the Los Angeles Angels, who never had a winning record or made the postseason during his tenure.

It's always been my childhood dream to be able to be in an important situation, to play in important games,” Ohtani said.