In one of the more entertaining All-Star games in years, teenager Shohei Otani ratcheted up the radar gun from the mound and then took his turn at bat as the Pacific League's left fielder in a 1-1 tie with the Central League on Friday.
Otani, the versatile 19-year-old phenom for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, was voted onto the PL squad by fans as an outfielder, but entered the game as a pitcher in his home park, Sapporo Dome.
The right-hander allowed two hits and struck out a batter in a scoreless fifth inning when he threw 13 pitches — all fastballs — and reached 157 kph on the gun.