Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani are the two best players in baseball. They also face the same flaw of underwhelming Octobers.

Facing either the Blue Jays or the Mariners in the World Series, keeping Ohtani rolling will be key to the Dodgers clinching their second straight title.

How did the Dodgers get this great? Sure, they spent a record $400 million ($550M counting the tax), but even better, they spent the big bucks on the best players.

Shohei Ohtani hit his 1000th MLB career hit and 39th homer in a 5 to 3 loss to the Cardinals, joining Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui.

Ohtani has been a singular player in MLB history since joining the Los Angeles Angels in 2018, but didn’t get to showcase his arm for the Dodgers until this season. With two strong performances on the mound this postseason,

Ohtani’s 2018 Bowman Chrome #1 card is one of his most expensive base rookie cards and is highly coveted based in part on the low PSA 10 graded population in comparison to his others. Bowman products generally have lower print runs than Topps and Topps Chrome products, which helps them better retain value.

The Dodgers' 8 World Series championships are 5th in MLB history. It's Toronto's 3rd trip to the World Series, having won in 1992 and 1993.