Just when the baseball world thought that Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani couldn’t get any better, he found a way. Ohtani made his first start as a pitcher this week against the Cleveland Guardians, and completely shut them down.
The right-handed pitcher went six innings against the Guardians, allowing just one hit and zero runs while striking out six batters. Los Angeles went on to win the game, with Ohtani’s performance being a potential indication of how he may fare this year as a pitcher.
After the game, Ohtani commented about his outing, looking back on his goals for the season.
“That’s my intention every year – to be a better pitcher, better player,” Ohtani said through his interpreter. “At the end of the year my intention is to be able to look back and say that was a really good pitching season.