Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Shohei Ohtani was forced to exit the game early Thursday night against the Seattle Mariners and still managed to launch his 40th home run.
Ohtani, getting the pitching start for the Los Angeles Angels, left the mound after four scoreless innings due to cramping in his pitching hand and fingers.
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani, #17, pitching during an MLB baseball game against the Seattle Mariners played on Aug.
3, 2023 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. (John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The two-way star stayed in the lineup as the Angels’ designated hitter and hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to give LA a 3-1 lead. YANKEES' ANTHONY RIZZO HITS IL OVER POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME LINKED TO MAY INCIDENT "He told me his right middle finger was cramping, and he couldn’t straighten it out, so he couldn’t pitch anymore," Angels manager Phil Nevin said, per MLB.com. "I’ve always trusted him and his body.