Baseball / MLB Mar 6, 2021
California's MLB teams get go-ahead to open season with limited number of fans
The California Department of Public Health gave baseball teams and fans cause for spring fever Friday when it announced that spectators can return to the state's baseball stadiums in gradually increasing numbers starting on opening day as the coronavirus pandemic subsides. Since the state's five ...
Baseball / MLB Mar 4, 2021
Shohei Ohtani hits monster homer during spring training contest against Rangers
Shohei Ohtani crushed a monster two-run homer Wednesday to help lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-2 spring training win over the Texas Rangers. The 143-meter blast, which cleared the batter's eye screen behind center field, continues an impressive spring for the two-way star, ...
MLB Mar 2, 2021
Shohei Ohtani gets two hits in Angels' spring training home opener
The 26-year-old is expected to return to his role as a two-way player for the 2021 season.
MLB Feb 9, 2021
Shohei Ohtani signs two-year, $8.5 million contract with Angels
Los Angeles avoided arbitration proceedings with the two-way player, who struggled in 2020 due to injuries.
MLB Nov 20, 2020
Shohei Ohtani opens up on struggles in 'pathetic' 2020 season
by Yuichi Matsushita
The two-way star made little noise for the Angels this year and finished the abbreviated MLB campaign on the bench.
MLB Jul 28, 2020
Shohei Ohtani goes hitless one day after horror pitching debut
Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts as designated hitter on Monday as the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 to win three out of four and take the teams' season-opening series. A day after he was chased after 30 pitches in his ...
Baseball / MLB Jul 25, 2020
Rays' Yoshitomo Tsutsugo homers in MLB debut; Shogo Akiyama hits RBI single in first at-bat for Reds
Tsutsugo, who signed with the Rays over the winter, blasted an opposite-field home run off Blue Jays starter Ryu Hyun-jin.
MLB Jul 20, 2020
Los Angeles Angels two-way standout Shohei Ohtani will pitch in his first Major League Baseball game since 2018 next Sunday against the Oakland Athletics and plans on making regular Sunday starts all season. The 26-year-old Japanese right-hander, who also serves as a designated hitter for ...
Baseball / MLB Jul 15, 2020
Manager Joe Maddon confirms Shohei Ohtani will be part of Angels' rotation
Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon said that Shohei Ohtani will pitch once per week in what is expected to be a six-man rotation.
MLB May 29, 2020
Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani made a splash on social media Thursday with the launch of an official Instagram account, instantly gaining a large number of followers. The Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation announced his arrival on the photo sharing site with a sense of humor, ...