ANAHEIM, Calif. -- An exhilarating start to a historic night ended in potential injury for Shohei Ohtani, who exited his outing after taking a Jose Abreu cleat to his left ankle in Sunday's fifth inning.
Moments later, a Los Angeles Angels spokesman said Ohtani's ankle was merely sore and that he wasn't removed because of injury. He will be re-evaluated on Monday.
Ohtani, hitting on the same day of his start for the first time in his major league career, was left in to face Yoan Moncada with the bases loaded, two outs and Ohtani's command seemingly wavering.