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Mary Clarke

Shohei Ohtani immaculately painted the strike zone in first complete game shutout and MLB fans were in awe

Shohei Ohtani MLB Rob Friedman

As many around the baseball world debate whether or not the Los Angeles Angels are making a mistake keeping Shohei Ohtani at the trade deadline, the superstar pitcher tossed his first-ever career complete game shutout.

Less than 24 hours after a report from Sports Illustrated went live saying the Angels plan to keep Ohtani and be buyers at the trade deadline, the 29-year-old went a full nine innings to help Los Angeles best the Detroit Tigers 6-0. In Thursday’s game — the first of a doubleheader — Ohtani allowed one hit and walked three batters, striking out eight while throwing 111 total pitches. It was a truly impressive performance from Ohtani, who masterfully painted the strike zone with ease en route to the victory.

And thanks to Pitching Ninja — Rob Friedman on Twitter — you can watch this minute-plus highlight package of Ohtani’s stunning complete game shutout!

Seriously, that was some beautiful stuff from Ohtani.

MLB fans were completely in awe of Ohtani’s spotless strike zone painting in his first-ever career complete game shutout.

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