The Rocket moniker certainly doesn’t fit, but Detroit Tigers infielder Kody Clemens did record his first career strikeout on Monday evening against Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani.
With Detroit trailing 10-0, Clemens came on in the bottom of the eighth inning and used a 68 mile-per-hour eephus pitch to punch Ohtani out looking.
Kody Clemens got his 1st career K against Ohtani:
"I'm just trying to get outs, and for it to come like that is obviously super cool. He's the best player in baseball.