Shohei Ohtani homers 100 years after Babe, leads Angels over Yanks

Key Highlights :

1. Shohei Ohtani homered on the 100th anniversary of the original Yankee Stadium.

2. Ohtani is using the chapeau to celebrate home runs this season.

3. Ohtani is baseball's most famous two-way player since Ruth, and has bettered the Bambino by simultaneously starring as a full-time pitcher and hitter.

4. Yankees fans dream about Ohtani moving to the Bronx.

5. When the original Yankee Stadium opened across 161st St. on April 18, 1923, Ruth capped a four-run third inning with a three-run homer off Boston's Howard Ehmke in New York's 4-1 win to inaugurate America's first three-deck stadium.

     In a starry matchup that included three AL MVPs, Ohtani turned on an 88.7 mph sweeper from Clarke Schmidt (0-1).

     The Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani was in vintage form on Sunday as he pitched a complete game, one-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies.

     But the star of the game might have been Ohtani’s bat, as he belted a three-run home run in the sixth inning off Clarke Schmidt.

     The homer was Ohtani’s fourth of the season, and it gave the Angels a 7-0 lead.

     Schmidt was the only Phillie to face Ohtani, and he was tasked with trying to get him out.

     But Ohtani was having none of that.

     Schmidt was throwing a slider, and Ohtani hit it off the wall in right-center field for a three-run homer.

     It was an incredible performance from Ohtani, who was dominant throughout the game.

     He allowed just one hit, and he struck out nine batters.

     Ohtani was also impressive on the basepaths, as he stole second base in the sixth inning and then third base in the seventh inning.

     The Angels are in first place in the AL West, and Ohtani is one of the main reasons why.

     He is a superstar in the making, and he is sure to be a major player in the league for years to come.

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