The American League MVP from last season, Shohei Ohtani, continues to carry the Los Angeles Angels (34–38) both offensively and on the mound—as demonstrated earlier in the week at Angel Stadium, where he became the first player in MLB history to have at least eight RBIs in a game and strike out at least 10 batters the following day.
On Tuesday, the Angels celebrated the 20th anniversary of their 2002 World Series title with a homecoming ceremony of former players prior to their matchup against the Royals.
Ohtani showed his batting prowess by twice hitting three-run homers—the most by a Japanese-born player in MLB, resulting in a career-high eight RBI’s—in an unsuccessful comeback bid to eventually fall in 11 innings 12–11….