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Shohei Ohtani is feeling excitement, not nerves, on eve of his postseason debut with the Dodgers LOS ANGELES (AP) Shohei Ohtani is about to realize his childhood dream of playing in important games.

Theres nothing bigger than the Major League Baseball playoffs.

And the Japanese superstar says he isnt nervous.

Ohtani says the excitement of playing October baseball for the first time is greater than anything else he could be feeling.

He spent the last six years with the Los Angeles Angels, who never made the postseason during his tenure.

Fans on both sides of the Pacific are clamoring to see what the record-setting Ohtani can do in October after he became the first player in MLB history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season.

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