Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers ramp up their bid for back-to-back World Series crowns as Major League Baseball's playoffs get under way on Tuesday.
The Dodgers, aiming to become the first team in 25 years to successfully recapture the MLB championship, open a best-of-three wild card series in Los Angeles against the Cincinnati Reds.
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