OAKLAND, Calif. -- The dress rehearsals are complete. It's time for the real show Sunday afternoon when highly publicized Japanese star Shohei Ohtani makes his major league pitching debut for the Los Angeles Angels against the Oakland Athletics.
The 23-year-old Ohtani crossed the Pacific touted as a major-league-level left-handed hitter as well as a polished right-handed pitcher.
After a disappointing spring in which he went 4-for-32 at the plate with 10 strikeouts, Ohtani singled in his first MLB at-bat off A's right-hander Kendall Graveman in the second inning of Thursday's 6-5, 11-inning loss.