Major League Baseball Angels player Shohei Ohtani played the full game as the designated hitter in the first game of the season against the Blue Jays at home and had two hits, including a long run.
The Angels opened the season against the Blue Jays on the 7th in their seventh game of the season at Angel Stadium, and before the game, the starting players were introduced according to the batting order and appeared on the field, and when Ohtani, who entered as the No. 7 designated hitter, appeared, the stadium fans cheered loudly.
In the first inning, after Trout hit a leadoff two-run home run, Ohtani missed a fastball from a full count and struck out, and in the second at-bat of the third inning, he also missed and struck out.
In his third at-bat in the fifth inning, he delivered a changeup ball to Wright for the second consecutive game.
In the fourth at-bat of the eighth inning, chasing one run, he was the first batter, and when he fouled out on the seventh pitch, he stumbled as he ran to first base and returned to the at-bat with a wry smile.
Then, despite being missed by the next eighth pitch, he put his bat together well and hit a two-base hit that hit the right fence with a liner, but the follow-on was out of control and he couldn't catch up.
Ohtani went 8-for-4, but the Angels took a two-run lead in the seventh inning with two outs on first base, when Hergett, who pitched in the third, pinch-hit a hit and then hit a three-run home run to end the first game at home, 2-2.
This season, he hit a home run and hit a Japan helmet.
Trout hit a home run in the first inning.
When Trout returned to the bench with a two-run home run in the first inning, his teammates put a large Japan on his helmet and he walked and exchanged high-fives with his teammates.
Last season, the Angels used white cowboy hats to greet players on the bench who hit home runs, and as many stickers were affixed to their caps as there were team home runs.
Since the season started at the home of the opponent, the Angels sticker was affixed to the straw hat of the NBA team and put on the player who hit the home run for the previous six games, but from this home opener, the helmet was unveiled.
According to the baseball team, when the team was discussing props to be used for this season's performances, the idea of "what about Japan headgear?" came up, and Otani agreed, and Mr. Mizuhara, the interpreter, ordered them from Japan.
Trout, who was the first player on the team to wear a headpiece, said with a smile, "I had never seen anything like that, it was very cool and cool, even though it was quite heavy."
The Angels lost the day with no hits other than Ohtani and Trout, but with five more home games to go, it seems that the day when Ohtani will hit a home run and wear a hat will be soon.