Shintaro Fujinami faces former high school rival Shohei Ohtani in tough outing

Shintaro Fujinami faces former high school rival Shohei Ohtani in tough outing
OAKLAND — Media swarmed the dugouts at the Oakland Coliseum on Saturday ahead of Shintaro Fujinami making his highly anticipated major league debut. He would face his former high school rival on the opposing Los Angeles Angels. Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani. Things started out swimmingly for Fujinami who showed off his nasty splitter. The first two innings of the eventual 13-1 loss had him retiring six straight batters. In 2 1/3 innings, Fujinami gave up eight runs, walking three and striking out four. “The first two innings, the fastball was working very well, and I thought too much that —…

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