Had we known at the beginning of the season that a Los Angeles Angels pitcher would throw a no-hitter, most of the money would have been on Japanese star Shohei Ohtani, who combines his excellence on the mound with his power with the bat, however, the honor, however, this Tuesday night that honor went to a top prospect, who may have had his shot at fame.
Shohei Ohtani received his 2021 American League Most Valuable Player award
Rookie Reid Detmers, who was only in his 11th MLB start achieved the milestone of becoming the #12 Los Angeles Angels player to not allow a single opposing player to connect on a hit in at least nine innings in his team’s 12-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Who in Reid Detmers?
Detmers, who was the Angels’ first-round pick (10 overall), has a bright future ahead of him, but on this occasion he allowed only two Rays players to reach first base, the first being Taylor Walls, who reached base on a balk to open the sixth inning, and the second being Jared Walsh, who reached on an error in the seventh inning.
It had been nearly three years since this franchise last managed a no-hit, no-run game, on that occasion it was combined (Taylor Cole and Félix Peña), who blanked the Seattle Mariners 13-0 on July 12, 2019.
How many rookies have pitched no-hitters?
As far as first-year players to accomplish this feat, Detmers was the 25th player to do so under these circumstances, the previous being Tyler Gilbert, who gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a 7-0 win over the San Diego Padres on August 14, 2021, less than a year ago.
It is worth remembering that this was the second no-hitter so far in the nascent MLB season, since five New York Mets pitchers combined on April 29 to get the first of the year in a win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
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