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Baseball / MLB Sep 10, 2018
Shohei Ohtani stretches hit streak to seven games as Angels sweep White Sox
Shohei Ohtani extended his hitting streak to seven games when he doubled in the Los Angeles Angels' 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Ohtani doubled to right-center in the eighth inning at Guaranteed Rate Field to cap a 1-for-3 day after he ...
Baseball / MLB Sep 8, 2018
Shohei Ohtani homers again in win to establish record for Japanese rookies in MLB
Shohei Ohtani hit his 19th home run Friday, the most by any Japanese major league player in their rookie season, and lifted the Los Angels Angels to a 5-2 win against the Chicago White Sox. Ohtani, batting fifth as the Angels' designated hitter, came to ...
Baseball / MLB Sep 6, 2018
Shohei Ohtani hits two home runs after getting surgery recommendation
Shohei Ohtani homered twice on a huge night at the plate after getting bad news about his pitching arm, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 9-3 on Wednesday. Perhaps headed for Tommy John surgery, the two-way rookie sensation went 4-for-4 with three ...
Baseball / MLB Sep 3, 2018
George Springer knew something was different about Shohei Ohtani in his second at-bat against the Angels' pitcher during the third inning on Sunday night. "The velocity drop was probably the obvious," Springer said. "He was throwing 98-99 (mph, 158-159 kph) and then came out ...
Baseball / MLB Aug 31, 2018
Rookie right-hander Shohei Ohtani, who has been sidelined as a pitcher for nearly three months with an elbow injury, will start Sunday night against the Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia announced Thursday. The 24-year-old admitted he has been cleared to pitch this ...
Baseball / MLB Aug 26, 2018
Shohei Ohtani's two-run homer not enough for Angels against Astros
Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer Saturday in the Los Angeles Angels' 8-3 defeat against the Houston Astros. With Los Angeles trailing 4-0 at Angel Stadium, Ohtani followed Mike Trout into the box after the center fielder singled to lead off the fourth ...
Baseball / MLB Aug 21, 2018
Shohei Ohtani, who is recovering from a right elbow injury, threw a simulated game at the Los Angeles Angels' training facility in Tempe, Arizona on Monday. The Angels reported that everything went smoothly as the 24-year-old faced hitters in the batter's box for the first ...
