It took about 100 years, but Major League Baseball has finally found a worthy successor to the Great Bambino.
Or so it would seem after just one week with Shohei Ohtani.
The 23-year-old Japanese phenom made his first start for the Los Angeles Angels on April 1 and earned a win with six mostly dominant innings. Two days later on April 3, he collected his first major league home run as the Angels' designated hitter.
According to MLB Stat of the Day, nobody had seen anything like this since Babe Ruth in 1921:
MLB Stat of the DayShohei Ohtani picked up a win on Sunday, then hit a 1st-inning HR on Tuesday.