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The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The club has won nine World Series championships and a record 26 National League pennants. As of 2026, Forbes ranked the Dodgers second in MLB franchise valuation at $7.8 billion.
More on Wikipedia ↗At the start of the year, no one would have thought about benching Shohei Ohtani simply because he is such a great hitter. However, over the last month and a half, the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger has invited those discussions after he had another bad postseason game.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are searching for answers after falling behind 2-0 to the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series, and that could result in the benching of arguably the best player in baseball.
After a second half gutted by injuries, Ohtani has proven to be a drain on the disappointing Dodgers so far in the NLCS