LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was already a superstar with his hitting and pitching accomplishments over six years with the Los Angeles Angels. Yet every October, Ohtani vanished, with the Angels having a losing record and never making the playoffs.

Sale, at the age of 35, completely dominated the NL, winning the pitching triple crown, leading the league with 18 victories, a 2.38 ERA and 225 strikeouts. The only other pitchers that age to accomplish that feat are Walter Johnson (1924), Roger Clemens (1998) and Randy Johnson (2002), according to STATS Perform.