So much for the easiest jokes, like the one about how Shohei Ohtani is hitting like a pitcher and pitching like a hitter.
In his big league mound debut Sunday, the Angels' rookie from Japan wasn't perfect but he was impressive.
Ohtani gave up three consecutive runs to the Oakland Athletics in the second inning but otherwise gave up nothing more than one walk.
"This is what we've been waiting for, for him to get in a big league game," pitching coach Charles Nagy said. "He went out there and just proved to everybody that he belongs here.