BIG FLY: Ohtani smacks first homer during first Angel Stadium at-bat
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Sho Time is off to a powerful start in Anaheim.
Shohei Ohtani hit his first major league home run in his first Angel Stadium at-bat, taking a curtain call after his three-run homer Tuesday night against the Cleveland Indians.
Ohtani capped a six-run first inning by lifting a ball out to center on a 2-2 count against Josh Tomlin. The Japanese two-way player got the silent treatment from teammates when he returned to the dugout, but not from the crowd. After players broke character and jumped around Ohtani to celebrate, Mike Trout pointed to the field and instructed Ohtani to take a curtain call.
The hit was Ohtani's second in the majors - his first was in his first big league at-bat, at Oakland last Thursday. He also struck out the first batter he faced in his first start as a pitcher Sunday.
Ohtani will pitch against Oakland on Sunday in his first start at home.
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Ohtani's shot would have been a grand slam, except Kole Calhoun had scored on a wild pitch earlier in the at-bat.
