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On Oct. 18 (KST) at Dodger Stadium, Shohei Otani dominated Game 4 of the MLB National League Championship Series, pitching six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts and hitting three home runs — a rare display of the two-way ‘nidoru’ (이도류: the Japanese term for dual-pitcher/hitter play). The article focuses on the opposing team name, the Milwaukee Brewers, explaining that Milwaukee became the US brewing capital in the late 19th–early 20th centuries as German and Czech brewers founded major breweries (Miller, Pabst, Schlitz, Blatz). The city’s Great Lakes access and cold climate favored lager production. Prohibition (1920–1933) nearly collapsed the industry, and anti-German sentiment forced many names to be Americanized (e.g., Muller→Miller). Brewers survived by making nonalcoholic goods and, after repeal, rebuilt national distribution, adopting refrigeration and TV advertising to promote light lagers. The columnist suggests Korean baseball teams might one day celebrate local traditional alcohol makers (e.g., Pocheon makgeolli makers, Andong soju masters) to highlight regional culture.