2018 – Pitcher Miles Mikolas marks his return to Major League Baseball after three stellar seasons in Japan by hitting a two-run homer off Kyle Davies of the Brewers for his first career hit. He gives up 4 runs in 5 2/3 innings to lead the Cardinals to an 8 – 4 win.

2018 – Pitcher Miles Mikolas marks his return to Major League Baseball after three stellar seasons in Japan by hitting a two-run homer off Kyle Davies of the Brewers for his first career hit. He gives up 4 runs in 5 2/3 innings to lead the Cardinals to an 8 – 4 win.

Shohei Ohtani makes his pitching debut

Shohei Ohtani makes his pitching debut

2018 – Three days after being the starting designated hitter on Opening Day in his major league debut, Japanese phenom Shohei Ohtani makes his debut on the mound, pitching 6 innings in leading the Angels to a 7 – 4 win over the Athletics. The only blemish on his ledger is a three-run homer by Matt Chapman in the 2nd. Ohtani is the first player since Babe Ruth in 1919 to start as a position player on opening day and then start a game on the mound within his team’s first ten games. Joe Bush and Clarence Mitchell had also started games on the mound and in the field in their first ten games in 1920.