All throughout the National League Championship Series, as Los Angeles Dodgers hitters took pitch after pitch outside the strike zone and jammed up the diamond with base runner after base runner, the resolve of the New York Mets tried to withstand the barrage to keep their season alive.

Shohei Ohtani carried the injury-riddled Los Angeles Dodgers to baseball's best record during the regular season. Tommy Edman joined the team in late July and helped them reach the World Series.It's been that kind of year for the big-spending Dodgers.

For the first time in his already legendary career, Shohei Ohtani will be playing in the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets