PHOENIX —
Here are some notable updates from the Angels’ spring training game against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.
Shohei Ohtani’s outing
During Shohei Ohtani’s second start of the spring, there were moments Saturday when the two-way star looked unhittable.
He fanned reigning American League most valuable player José Abreu with a splitter in the dirt. He induced three straight whiffs from Yoán Moncada with a fastball, splitter and slider. He topped out at 99 mph with his fastball when facing his final batter, Yermin Mercedes. When he put Mercedes away with a hard-breaking curveball, the White Sox catcher pointed back at Ohtani in respect, making the pitcher laugh before he exited the mound.