Shohei Ohtani blasted a pair of homers in a 4-for-4 outing Wednesday to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-3 win over the Texas Rangers, equaling the single-season home run record by a Japanese major league rookie in the process.After receiving a recommendation for Tommy John surgery earlier in the day, the 24-year-old two-way phenomenon emphatically showed there were no ill effects on his batting from the damaged ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.A day after hitting home run No. 16 of the season in a 4-2 loss to the Rangers, Ohtani added 17 and 18, respectively, with a towering …READ FULL ARTICLE
