Baseball: Shohei Ohtani makes strong pitching debut in spring training

Shohei Ohtani made an impressive pitching debut at spring training on Friday, striking out five batters in 1-2/3 innings in the Los Angeles Angels' 7-3 win against the Oakland Athletics.The Angels clocked Ohtani's fastball at 100 miles per hour (161 kilometers per hour) as the Japanese two-way star pitched in a game for the first time since Aug. 2 last year.He threw 24 strikes in his 41-pitch outing, giving up one earned run on three hits and a pair of walks.In his long-awaited first inning, he struck out three batters as he worked his way around a double and a walk. He also gave up a pair …READ FULL ARTICLE