'He's just another...': New York Mets pitcher's bombshell remark on Shohei Ohtani after avenging season opener loss against Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has been in terrific form and is posting numbers which are making him a strong MVP contender, but on Saturday, he was just another hitter for the New York Mets starter David Peterson.

What did David Peterson say about Shohei Ohtani?

The 29-year-old struck out Ohtani three times in a dominant outing to help the New York Mets make a comeback in the series with a 5-2 victory. Peterson got the better off Ohtani once again as the Japanese slugger went 0-for-4 in a rather quite night.

Peterson had a strong start while pitching as he had posted numbers 7 2/3, allowing two earned runs over five hits with seven strikeouts. Following his match winning performance, Peterson shared his views on Shohei Ohtani.

He's just another hitter. One of nine in their lineup, Peterson said. That's how I look at everybody. Obviously, he's a great player, and he's done what he's done in this game. They have a lot of great hitters over there.

This was not the first time that Peterson was able to keep the Dodgers superstar at bay as the Mets star has only conceded just two hits against Ohtani in his 11 career at-bats against the lefty.

New York Mets manager speaks highly of David Peterson

The Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has 17 home runs to his name this season as it's the second most this campaign. He is behind Kyle Schwarber and Aaron Judge, but he was hitless against David Peterson on Saturday as Mets completed a remarkable comeback.

Following the game, New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza spoke highly off Peterson for his big boy performance against a powerful Dodgers hitting lineup.

[Peterson] knew the assignment, and that’s a big boy's performance right there, Mendoza said. He made Ohtani look human. Ohtani is a pretty impressive player. Before that last at-bat, I was going over potential scenarios with Gibby [bench coach John Gibbons]. Edwin Díaz was ready to go. It was not only a big-time performance on Ohtani, but overall.

The replay of last year's NLCS showdown has surely lived up to it's hype and both the teams would be optimistic going into the series finale on Sunday.