Ohtani hits pair of 3-run HRs for Japan in WBC tuneup

Published March 6, 2023 7:10 PM

TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a pair of three-run homers in a prep game for the World Baseball Classic, helping Japan win 8-1 at the Central League’s Hanshin Tigers in an exhibition. The Los Angeles Angels two-way star went down to his left knee in the third inning when he homered to center off right-hander Hiroto Saiki. Ohtani homered to center again in the fifth aganst left-hander Ren Tomida. Ohtani struck out in his first at-bat and suggested it might have had jet lag after traveling from spring training in the United States.

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