Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to throw his team's first pitch and see the first pitch from the other side of the diamond in Thursday's loss.
Baseball returned to homes across the nation Thursday, as Major League Baseball finally celebrated Opening Day for the 2022 season
With his first inning pitch - a 99 mile per hour fastball that was called a ball - and the first pitch he saw while leading off the Angels' lineup in the bottom of the first, he became the first player in MLB history to throw and face a team's first pitch. He wouldn't make it through the fifth though, finishing his first start of the season going 4.2 innings with nine strikeouts, allowing four hits and one earned run. Despite the decent performance, Ohtani was slotted with the loss in his first ever Opening Day start.
Tepera has a brief but volatile history when it comes to the Astros, as the reliever was quoted as saying that the Texas-based franchise does"sketchy stuff" in 2021 while with the Chicago White Sox.Three pitches later and Tepera was taken deep once again, thanks to a monstrous 420-foot bomb off the bat off Yordan Alvarez.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Shohei Ohtani strikes out 9, but Angels’ bats go silent in Opening Day loss to AstrosOhtani gives up one run in 4-2/3 innings, but he is removed at 80 pitches. The Angels get just four hits and lose, 3-1.
Read more »
Angels Opening Day: Shohei Ohtani to start for Halos against Astros amid scorching temps in AnaheimThe Angels are set to take on the Astros in Anaheim, with pitcher-designated hitter Shohei Ohtani taking the mound as the Halos' Opening Day starter.
Read more »
Valdez bests Ohtani, Astros top Angels 3-1 for opener recordASTROS GET THEIR SEASON STARTED RIIIIIGHT ⚾🔥 Alex Bregman had 2 RBI and Framber Valdez pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings as the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 in their 2022 season opener. DETAILS LevelUp HTX KPRC2
Read more »
We Haven’t Seen the Best of Shohei OhtaniWelcome to a new phase in the career of Shohei Ohtani. The extraordinary is now expected. Tom Verducci details how MLB’s most amazing player could be even better in 2022:
Read more »
Shohei Ohtani strikes out 9, but Angels’ bats go silent in Opening Day loss to AstrosOhtani gives up one run in 4-2/3 innings, but he is removed at 80 pitches. The Angels get just four hits and lose, 3-1.
Read more »
Valdez bests Ohtani, Astros top Angels 3-1 for opener recordASTROS GET THEIR SEASON STARTED RIIIIIGHT ⚾🔥 Alex Bregman had 2 RBI and Framber Valdez pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings as the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 in their 2022 season opener. DETAILS LevelUp HTX KPRC2
Read more »