Los Angeles Angels two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani is flirting with baseball history.
Ohtani held the Oakland Athletics hitless through 7 ⅔ innings with a 4-0 Los Angeles lead. In the top of the 8th, A's outfielder Conner Capel hit a sharp grounder to shortstop Livan Soto but the 22-year-old infielder couldn't field the ball, allowing Oakland to break up the no-no.From the plate, Ohtani had two hits in four at-bats with an RBI in Thursday's game.
Had Ohtani completed the no-no Thursday night, he would have joined Reid Detmers as a second Halo pitcher to complete the feat in 2022. Detmers threw the Angels' 12th no-hitter in franchise history on May 10 against the Tampa Bay Rays.In addition to putting together an All-Star season at the plate, Ohtani is putting together a Cy Young campaign. The reigning 2021 AL MVP entered Thursday's game with a 14-8 record with a 2.47 ERA and 203 strikeouts.
From the plate, Ohtani took the mound pregame Thursday with a .273 batting average with 34 home runs and 93 RBIs.With Angels Shohei Ohtani likely taking center stage in the 2022 MLB All-Star Game in Los Angeles, we spoke with fans in Japan for their thoughts on the Angels two-way sensation.All the news you need to know, every day