We’ve never witnessed what we’re seeing from Ohtani, and we might never see it again. Sometimes it’s worth pausing to remind ourselves how special this is.

Dodgers have been cautious and methodical with Ohtani’s workload as a pitcher, seeing anything beyond five innings in a regular-season start as unnecessary.

The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped their series against the St. Louis Cardinals with a loss on Wednesday, despite a heroic effort from their best player. Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani logged his 1,000th major-league hit with a home run in the loss,