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Baseball / MLB Aug 12, 2018
Shohei Ohtani resumed pitching practice on Saturday after more than two months of rest, mixing curveballs and sliders into a total of 23 pitches during a light bullpen session before the Los Angeles Angels' game against the Oakland Athletics. It was Ohtani's first time throwing ...
Baseball / MLB Aug 9, 2018
Shohei Ohtani blasted a three-run home run in the first inning on Tuesday in the Los Angeles Angels' 11-5 win over the Detroit Tigers. Ohtani, batting third as the Angels' designated hitter, took the plate at Angel Stadium after back-to-back singles by Kole Calhoun and ...
Baseball / MLB Aug 7, 2018
Angels' Mike Trout gets cortisone injection in wrist, misses fifth consecutive game
Mike Trout received a cortisone injection in his sore right wrist Monday, and the Los Angeles Angels are hopeful their superstar center fielder can return to their lineup on the weekend. The two-time AL MVP wasn't in the Angels' starting lineup for the fifth consecutive ...
Baseball / MLB Aug 5, 2018
Kenta Maeda was tagged with his second-straight loss Saturday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers fell 14-0 to the visiting Houston Astros. Maeda dropped to 7-7, while the second-place Dodgers fell to 61-51, one game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the race for the National ...
Baseball / MLB Aug 4, 2018
Shohei Ohtani hits two homers, goes 4-for-5 as Angels top Indians
Shohei Ohtani, who sometimes wows opponents with his pitching, put on a display with his bat. Ohtani hit two home runs in a game for the first time in the major leagues, had a career-high four hits and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Cleveland ...
Baseball / MLB Jul 20, 2018
Shohei Ohtani has been cleared to start a throwing progression after undergoing a medical evaluation of his right elbow, the Los Angeles Angels announced Thursday. The 24-year-old has not pitched since June 6 because of a Grade 2 sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jul 14, 2018
Veteran reliever Junichi Tazawa signs minor league deal with Angels
Junichi Tazawa has signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels, the American League club announced Friday. The 32-year-old right-hander, who was released by the Detroit Tigers' Triple-A affiliate on Monday after posting a 9.39 ERA over 7-2/3 innings, has already begun practicing ...
Travel Jul 13, 2018
Oshu: A semi-rural city with a major league star
by Patrick ST. Michel
Oshu, the home of the Los Angeles Angels' two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani, is dotted with unassuming tributes to this home-grown hero.