Shohei Ohtani hit his first Major League Baseball career home run off a left-hander and his 16th of the season, but the Los Angeles Angels lost 4-2 to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.Ohtani, who hit .309 against lefties compared to .279 versus right-handers while playing for the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan in the 2013-2017 seasons, homered off Rangers starter Mike Minor (11-7).Ohtani joined Hideki Matsui in a tie for second place in the number of home runs by a Japanese player in his first major league season. Matsui was a rookie for the New York Yankees in 2003.Kenji Jojima hit 18 in h…READ FULL ARTICLE
