His first hit was a triple that drove in two runs, highlighting a debut that continued with two more hits before being punctuated with an alert defensive play that saved the Angels a run.
The opening statement was a raucous and rambling one for David Fletcher, who, before that day in June, probably never had been accused of being raucous or cited for rambling on about anything.
The anticipated unveiling of rookie Shohei Ohtani was a story told through updates that arrived daily — and often more frequently — from the first sore hamstring of spring training.