Shohei Ohtani gets brutally honest about his biggest regret after Dodgers’ crushing World Series Game 4 loss to Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani made his first World Series start against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 4 of this year’s Fall Classic on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.

The two-way phenom, who shoutout the Milwaukee Brewers in his last postseason start, failed to contain the Blue Jays hitters, conceding four earned runs over six innings.

Although the three-time MVP has mostly pitched six innings in his first season on the mound for the Dodgers, including in his last two postseason outings, Ohtani said he regrets not going seven innings deep on Tuesday.

“Whether it’s during the regular season or the postseason, my goal is to be able to pitch six innings, and the situation, this game, I wanted to go seven,” Ohtani said through his interpretor Will Ireton. “And it was regrettable that I wasn’t able to finish that inning.”

Ohtani reached base nine times during the Dodgers’ historic 18-inning showdown against the Blue Jays on Monday. The game extended well beyond midnight and raised doubts over Ohtani’s arm health before his World Series debut on the mound. However, the two-way star dismissed fatigue impacting his start.

“I was able to get on the mound in pretty good condition,” Ohtani said.

After his historic performance on Monday, Ohtani went 0-for-3 at the plate in Game 4 as the Blue Jays bounced back with a 6-2 win to tie the series.

Shohei Ohtani praised Blue Jays ace Shane Bieber after Dodgers’ Game 4 loss

Shohei Ohtani made history after being walked five times by the Blue Jays in Game 3, reaching base nine times. While many expected the Blue Jays to continue their strategy of walking Ohtani, Blue Jays ace Shane Bieber has other plans.

The former Cy Young winner issued a walk to Ohtani but also struck him out twice. The Dodgers MVP praised Bieber for his game plan.

“Bieber pitched really well,” Ohtani said through his interpreter. “He attacked really at the edge and was able to execute, location-wise.”

Despite Ohtani’s reputation as one of the greatest hitters in MLB history, Bieber didn’t want to give in to the Japanese phenom.

“I don’t want to give in to anybody, especially not Shohei or the Dodgers in the World Series,” Bieber said. “So I think one through nine – not just him specifically, but they’re a fantastic lineup, one through nine.

“They can all do damage, and so we tried our best to move the ball up, down, left, right, and throw all five pitches for strikes and just off the edge of the zone. I thought we were able to establish that after the first or second inning.”

The Blue Jays will hope to keep Ohtani quiet again on Wednesday as they aim to take a 3-2 lead back to Toronto for the final two World Series games.