DENVER Shohei Ohtani shined as he turned the All-Star Game into his Sho-case.
Featuring a 100-mph fastball, the first two-way All-Star pitched a perfect first inning for the American League on Tuesday night. He went 0 for 2 with a pair of groundouts at the plate, denied a hit by a nice defensive play leading off the game.
“More people are watching baseball,” he said through a translator. “It makes me happy and it’s good for the sport.”
It seemed as if the entire focus was on the Los Angeles Angels sensation as the All-Star Game returned from a one-year absence caused by a pandemic. He is the major league home run leader and one of the American League’s better pitchers.
Ohtani becomes first two-way All-Star with perfect first inning
American League s starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani, of the Los Angeles Angeles, throws during the first inning of the MLB All-Star baseball game, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Denver. (David Zalubowski/AP) | July 13, 2021, 10:19 PM
July 13, 2021, 10:19 PM
DENVER Shohei Ohtani shined as he turned the All-Star Game into his Sho-case.
Featuring a 100 mph fastball, the first two-way All-Star pitched a perfect first inning for the American League on Tuesday night. He went 0 for 2 with a pair of groundouts at the plate, denied a hit by a nice defensive play leading off the game. More people are watching baseball, he said through a translator. It makes me happy and it s good for the sport.