{"id":494,"date":"2022-04-08T17:13:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T08:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=494"},"modified":"2022-04-08T17:13:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T08:13:52","slug":"baseball-ohtani-makes-mlb-history-in-two-way-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=494","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Ohtani makes MLB history in two-way Opening Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/288215928582407265\/profile_2.png);background-position: center;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>Kyodo News<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani made history Thursday by becoming Major League Baseball&#8217;s first player to throw his team&#8217;s first pitch and bat leadoff on Opening Day. The Los Angeles Angels&#8217; reigning American League MVP, Ohtani (0-1), struck out nine while allowing a run over 4-2\/3 innings in a 3-1 defeat to the Houston Astros. He walked one and allowed four hits. Ohtani, the first player to whom MLB&#8217;s &#8220;Amended Designated Hitter Rule&#8221; was applied, remained in the game as a designated hitter after leaving the mound. 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