Shohei Ohtani has dazzled with his ability to throw and hit baseballs with remarkable force, so maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise that he has continued to tear up the American League after tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow while pitching on Sept. 2.
After learning he’ll need surgery that will prevent him from pitching in 2019, the Angels slugger has gone 13 for 29 (.448) with four homers, three doubles, a triple, 11 RBIs and 10 runs in eight games.
Ohtani smoked a 108-mph double off the right-field wall to spark a four-run rally in the third inning of Wednesday night’s 8-1 victory over the Texas Rangers in Angel Stadium.