Anaheim, California – Two-way star Shohei Ohtani recorded the 100th home run of his combined pro career in Japan and the United States on Wednesday, a day after throwing four scoreless innings in his second pitching start of the Los Angeles Angels’ season.
Ohtani batted second as the designated hitter and hit a solo shot off Texas starter Mike Foltynewicz in the third inning to put the home team ahead 2-0 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. The Rangers would eventually rally for a 7-4 win.
Ohtani is in the ninth season of his professional career. He played five seasons for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan before joining the Angels on a minor-league contract in 2018, with his transfer regulated by MLB’s collective-bargaining agreement.
His third-inning solo shot was his 52nd homer with the Angels and fifth of the season.
The Angels led 3-1 after seven innings, but Mike Mayers (1-1) gave up a go-ahead, three-run homer to Adolis Garcia in the top of the eighth that turned the Angels’ two-run lead into a one-run deficit. The next batter, Nate Lowe, also went deep off Mayers.
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Source : Baseball – The Japan Times
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