September 3rd, 2024 at 11:45 am 
by Ron Cervenka Dodger fans are blessed to be alive during the Shohei Ohtani era. They are even more blessed that he will (presumably) be wearing a Dodger uniform through the 2033 season.
Simply put, the 30-year-old Oshu, Japan native is our generation’s Babe Ruth … only better.
A bit bold and presumptuous, you say? Perhaps, but consider this: although Ohtani’s current 215 career home runs are still a ridiculous 499 shy of The Babe’s 714 career regular season home runs (with 15 World Series home runs) and 547 shy of Barry Bonds‘ PED-assisted 762 career home runs (with four World Series home runs), his current National League-leading 44 home runs trail single-season home run record-holder Mark McGwire‘s likely PED-assisted 70 home runs he hit during the 1998 regular season by only 26.
Granted, hitting 26 home runs over the Dodgers final 24 regular-season games is a monumental ask of Ohtani, but our generation’s Babe slugged 12 home runs and stole 15 bases in August.
Likely? – Probably not.
Possible? – Absolutely.
…after all, it is our generation’s Babe Ruth we’re talking about here.
Play Ball!
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And, Aaron Judge is even better as power hitter and he plays every day in the field. Ohtani’s s stolen bases and pitching sets him apart from all others.
Taking nothing away from Ohtani’s remarkable pitching skills, I personally would prefer that he not pitch at all – except for the fact that the Dodgers are in dire need of starting pitching.
Thankfully, it appears that their bullpen may have turned things around – for now.