Shohei Ohtani is the best baseball player in the world, but part of his game that has been on the sidelines this whole season will remain there in the World Series. Ohtani hasn't pitched all season due to elbow surgery he underwent last September,

The race was on to reach Shohei Ohtani first. The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar waited calmly as a horde of media rushed toward him on the eve of his first World Series.

Perhaps Roberts has himself to blame for the barrage of questions about Ohtani's pitching availability. Back in September, Roberts was asked during a radio interview about Ohtani returning to the mound in October. At the time, he said "you should always leave some margin, a crack in the door for any possibility."