Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers officially won the 2024 World Series on Wednesday, rallying from a five-run deficit to eventually prevail over the New York Yankees by a final score of 7-6 in Game 5.

It was a trying series for Ohtani, who went just 2-for-19 in the five-game series against the Yankees, while also picking up a shoulder injury in Game 2 that he had to gut out for the final three contests. Still, Ohtani played a crucial role in helping Los Angeles win this championship, and after experiencing so much losing early in his career with the Los Angeles Angels, it seems like this is a feeling he could get used to. Immediately after the Dodgers hoisted the trophy, Ohtani had already turned his attention towards winning more titles.

“The Dodgers had been the class of the sport for a decade but had just one World Series championship in 2020 to show for it…On Wednesday, as one championship became two, Ohtani had a message for Friedman. ‘All right,’ he said, ‘nine more, nine more.’ The ‘nine,’ in this case, was World Series championships, which corresponded with the nine seasons that Ohtani has remaining on his Dodgers contract.” – Rustin Dodd, The Athletic Ohtani has already established himself as one of the greatest players of all-time with his ability to excel both as a hitter at the plate and as a pitcher on the mound.

Having won just about everything he can individually, though, he wants to chase titles now, and it’s safe to say that winning just one isn’t enough for him. There’s no doubt that Ohtani and the Dodgers will celebrate this win, but he’s already got his eyes set on bigger goals. And while this victory is nice, Ohtani is quickly going to get to work on finding a way to help Los Angeles get back to the exact same spot next season.