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Ohtani pitched, hit for Angels Sunday

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani both pitched and hit for the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday night for the first time since the two-way star moved to the majors.

Ohtani even took the No. 2 slot in the Angels’ lineup while he also made his first mound start of the season against the Chicago White Sox.

Ohtani is just the third pitcher over the last 45 seasons to hit for himself in a game with the designated hitter available. He’s also the first pitcher to bat second for a team since Jack Dunleavy did it for the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 7, 1903.

No Angels pitcher had ever hit for himself in a game with the designated hitter available since the rule was implemented in the AL in 1973.

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