TRADE DECLINED:SHOHEHI OHTANI TURNS DOWN $1.4MILLION DEAL OFFER DUE TO..... NEW YORK -- The point was made by Shohei Ohtani. Teammate Freddie Freeman threw the Japanese star what seemed like some friendly jabs after Ohtani helped cap the Los Angeles Dodgers' Game 3 victory in the NL Championship Series with a three-run, eighth-inning homer. Paraphrase Through an interpreter, Ohtani stated, "Freddie spoke with me to ensure that I joined the party as soon as possible." Thus, in Game 4, Ohtani departed the batter's box and pointed a finger at the Los Angeles dugout after driving Jose Quintana's second pitch into the New York Mets bullpen in right-center field. Paraphrase "I was able to do that this time in my first at-bat," he said Thursday night following the Dodgers' 10-2 triumph that put them one win away from a World Series trip and handed them a 3-1 series lead. Ohtani sent a sinker 422 feet over the center of the plate for his third postseason homer after taking Quintana's opening pitch for a ball. The probable NL MVP started the postseason game 0 for 22 with no one on base and 7 for 9 with two home runs and eight RBIs when he