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Shohei Ohtani Had MLB Fans Joking That He’s an Alien After What He Did to the Tigers

Shohei Ohtani had himself a career afternoon on Thursday, which is saying a lot because so far his MLB career has been nothing short of stunning. 

The right hander took the mound in Detroit and pitched his first ever complete game shutout for the Angels, giving up just one hit in a 6–0 win over the Tigers

Ohtani struck out eight batters and walked just three, while needing 111 pitches to get the job done. He was also able to give his bullpen some rest on a day that the Angels and Tigers are playing a doubleheader. 

This highlight reel of Ohtani mowing down the Tigers is pretty darn sweet: 

He’s just the coolest. 

His performance was so good fans started to think he’s from a different planet: