Fans have called out MLB after a statistical anomaly appears to show preference for Shohei Ohtani

After a regular season for the ages, many simply assumes that Shohei Ohtani’s magic would simply continue into October. However, with the star’s playoff numbers lagging behind where many thought they’d be, new accusations are coming at MLB.

On the league’s official website, Ohtani’s postseason stats are omitted in favor of his historic regular season numbers. This stands in contrast to other MLB stars, and fans believe that the dichotomy is not fair.

“MLB trying to hide their golden boy’s postseason stats?” – x – paumphrey

In 159 games this year, the Los Angeles Dodgers hit .310/.390/.646 with 54 home runs and 130 RBIs. Moreover, Ohtani also became the first player in MLB history to steal 50 bags and hit 50 homers. But having hit .200 with a homer and four RBIs in the postseason, some fans believe that the league’s official website is massaging the narrative in Shohei Ohtani’s favor.

By comparison, Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees has his postseason figures displayed first on his MLB.com page, despite hitting just .154. Many fans believe that in an effort to market Ohtani to a wider baseball audience, some rather unfair representations are being employed.

“Holy hell they don’t have his postseason stats anywhere lmao” – was an observation

“Gotta make sure that .623 OPS stays top secret information” – remarked another

“No way bro” – was another shocked refrain

In the twenty at-bats that made up Ohtani’s series against the San Diego Padres in the NLDS, the 30 year-old struck out ten times, including three K’s in Game 5. Ohtani also had yet to swipe a bag in the postseason, something he did with effortless ease during the regular season.

“Of course they are” – opined a fan

“I just checked it myself, the glaze is insane” – carried on another

“It has been rigged from the top since he got caught cheating” – came a final voice

Shohei Ohtani’s manager believes the star can turn postseason around

After Ohtani’s pair of strikeouts in Game 2 of the NLDS, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts attempted to assure the media that his star was ready for October, telling the LA Times:

“I think that the moment is certainly not getting too big for him, I think they’re making some good pitches. Obviously he had a good Game 1 and was kept somewhat at bay [since then], still threw out a knock tonight.”

Set to face off against the Mets in the NLCS, Ohtani keeping fans in suspense is part of the operation.