Angels’ Ohtani first Japanese player to hit for cycle

By: The Associated Press Posted: 9:05 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 13, 2019 Last Modified: 9:05 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 13, 2019

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani has become the first Japanese player to hit for the cycle in the majors.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani has become the first Japanese player to hit for the cycle in the majors.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani has become the first Japanese player to hit for the cycle in the majors.

Ohtani completed his cycle with a single in the seventh inning of a game Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. He is the first Angels player to accomplish the feat since Mike Trout on May 21, 2013 against the Seattle Mariners.

It’s the eighth cycle in team history.

Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols (5) bows as he shakes hands with Shohei Ohtani (17), of Japan, after Pujols hit a two-run home run off Tampa Bay Rays' Ryan Yarbrough during the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 13, 2019, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Ohtani hit a three-run homer in the first inning, doubled in the third and tripled during the fifth. He flared a 3-2 pitch into right-centre field against right-hander Hunter Wood in the seventh and received a standing ovation from the fans at Tropicana Field.

A two-way sensation as a rookie last season, Ohtani is staying off the mound this year as he recovers from Tommy John surgery.

Ohtani’s first three hits came off left-hander Ryan Yarbrough.