MLB: Kohei Arihara faces ex-teammate Shohei Ohtani, leads Rangers to victory
April 20, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
This combined photo shows Texas Rangers pitcher Kohei Arihara (L) and Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani facing each other in a game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on April 19, 2021. The two were former teammates with the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan. (Kyodo)
ANAHEIM, California (Kyodo) -- Texas Rangers rookie Kohei Arihara held former teammate Shohei Ohtani hitless in two at-bats Monday on the way to his second major league win in a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
Arihara and Ohtani played together for the Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan's Pacific League from 2015 through 2017. Ohtani started his first season with the Angels in 2018, and Arihara joined the Rangers in December after a six-year career with the Fighters.