Shohei Ohtani of the Major League Baseball Angels participated in the Dodgers game, which is the final game of the open game, as the first designated hitter on the 5th, and he chose one foreball and was a no-hitter.
Before the match on the 5th, Otani entered the bullpen for 3 days in a row, threw 21 balls to make adjustments as a pitcher, and was the first batter to be nominated for the match against the Dodgers, which was the final match of the open game. I started as a batter.
Otani once stuck to the full count in the first at-bat at the beginning, but at the end he missed the 161.2km straight in the in-course thrown by the opponent's starting pitcher Miller and struck out.
In the second at bat of the third inning, he chose a straight walk from pitcher Miller, and this game was a no-hitter with no bat.
After finishing the open game schedule, Otani participated in 12 games as a batter, with a batting average of 20% and 8 minutes, 3 home runs and 7 RBIs, and an on-base percentage of 40% and 7 minutes.
As a pitcher, he pitched in two games with 1-0 and an ERA of 4.76, throwing five innings and two-thirds innings to take nine strikeouts.
His fastest straight is 159.3km, and he has been making good adjustments so far, such as trying a changing ball that is between change-ups and splits.
Angels will enter the season opening game with Astros at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim on the 7th, and Otani will participate in the dual wield style of pitching that doubles as a designated hitter and starting pitcher for the first time in history according to the rules introduced from this season. am.