Shohei Ohtani did not disappoint in the first playoff ... Ohtani would celebrate what was his first MLB playoff hit with a bat flip for the ages. Take a look at the video of Ohtani homering ...

You can't blame Shohei Ohtani for being excited ... The usually stoic Ohtani hit a three-run dinger and shouted out as he flipped his bat. His Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in Game 1 ...

Fans on social media were equally as excited about Ohtani's epic, and emotional, bat flip immediately after connecting on the homer. "Shohei Ohtani might've dropped the hardest bat flip of all ...

After seven MLB seasons, Shohei Ohtani finally made his playoffs debut ... What followed was perhaps the best bat flip we'll get all season. Completely disrespectful. And that's exactly what ...

After smashing this shot, he proceeded to flip his bat in celebration as the Dodgers ... to score in the bottom of the 9th inning. Shohei Ohtani once again stole the spotlight on Friday night.

The Dodgers ultimately prevailed thanks to a six-run ninth inning and some heroics from two-way superstar Shohei ... bat and sent his arms skyward in celebration of his clutch dinger. Not only was ...

Shohei Ohtani is even good at bat flipping ... but his hitting and speed have both been there. Aud now, so has his bat flip. MORE: Yankees' Jasson Dominguez has historic night This was clearly ...

Shohei Ohtani is on a whole different planet from ... He actually managed to celebrate in the most savage way possible. Ohtani's bat flip made the rounds on social media after his prodigious ...

Shohei Ohtani is on the board in spring training ... Fans also appreciated the bat flip Ohtani did after his home run off Kikuchi.

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani performs a rare gesture toward umpires that no other player does before every at-bat.

No need to welcome Shohei Ohtani to the MLB playoffs ... Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday night in Los Angeles. Ohtani added a huge bat flip after the blast. “I could really feel the intensity ...

If there was any doubt how meaningful Friday night's 14-11 win was for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Shohei ... field seats, Ohtani flipped his bat and raised both of ...