Shohei Ohtani - Game Used ball from his 1st Inning as a position player (READ)

Description: Shohei Ohtani Game Used ball from his first Inning as a position player (LF - Bottom 8th Inning) One of only 2 Balls that were authenticated by MLB from the Bottom of the 8th Inning. MLB Authenticated: VS671857 Shohei was A.L. MVP in 2021. In a 16-2 loss to the Houston Astros on April 24, 2021, Shohei replaced Anthony Bemboom in left field when Anthony went in to pitch the 8th Inning. This was his first appearance as a position player fielder. He previously was either only the pitcher or DH. Only 2 Balls were authenticated by MLB in the Bottom of the 8th Inning. 64 baseballs were authenticated in this game VS671798 (First batter - Top 1st Inning) to VS671861 (Last out - Top 9th) Only VS671856 and VS671857 were authenticated from the Bottom of the 8th Inning VS671855 is from Top of 8th and VS671858 is from the Top of the 9th. Andy Bemboom threw only 21 pitches in the 8th inning (the only inning Shohei played in LF). The Ball: Authenticated by Major League Baseball. It was used for 3 pitches. Pitcher: Anthony Bemboom Batter: Jason Castro Inning: Bottom of 8th Result: Pitches 1-3: Ball/Strike/Foul MLB Authenticated: VS671857 The Game: Los Angeles Angels 2 @ Houston Astros 16 Date: April 24, 2021 Noteworthy Events: 1. Albert Pujols hit his 666th Career Home Run in the Game (The “Devil’s Home Run” - Albert becoming only the 5th player ever to reach 666 Home Runs) * Thus, only 5 times in the history of MLB has there been a “666” HR Game (Bonds, Aaron, Ruth, ARod, Albert) 2. Shohei Ohtani’s first appearance as a position player (1 Inning in LF). 3. Kent Emanuel 8 2/3 Innings in Relief (His First Major League Game) (One of the few pitchers ever to accomplish this feat.) Game Highlights: WP: Kent Emanuel(1-0) (His MLB Debut - Only Major League win to Date!) Kent Emanuel (MLB debut) came in as Relief pitcher with 1 out in Top 1st and pitched 8 2/3 innings giving up 5 hits, 2 Runs, and Striking out 5. LP: Griffin Channing (1-2) Albert Pujols - Career Hame Run #666 Shohei Ohtani Career Home Run # 53 Shohei Ohtani played his 1st Career Game as a Position Player entering to play LF in the 8th Inning

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