Shohei Ohtani has the ability to change any game at any time with one swing. He will be the focus of the Mets’ pitching staff throughout the NLCS. After his game-tying homer in Game 1 against the Padres, San Diego did a good job of neutralizing Ohtani, as he went 4-for-20 with 10 strikeouts the rest of the NLDS.

The 2024 ALCS and NLCS are set. The Guardians became the final team to make it through when they took down the Tigers Saturday in a pivotal Game 5 thanks to a Lane Thomas grand slam off likely AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal.