>> shohei ohtani ( translated ): ( laughs ) captain kangaroo. >> wertheim: better? ng on his english, but felt more comfortable using a translator during our interview. i want to ask you about coming to the majors. but should we say, "if," or should we say, "when"? >> ohtani ( translated ): that's a tough one. i mean, nothing is for certain, so, i guess it's "if." >> wertheim: despite that cautious response, ohtani eagerly revealed which major league players he looks most forward to facing-- no less than m.v.p. hitter bryce harper and star pitcher clayton kershaw. >> ohtani ( translated ): i watch bryce harper, clayton kershaw. >> wertheim: a pitcher and a hitter. >> ohtani ( translated ): yeah, unlike me, kershaw is a lefty. >> wertheim: you see a little of yourself in both kershaw and harper? >> ohtani ( translated ): i actually do see myself. and i actually try throwing lefty sometimes. >> wertheim: how do you think you'd do against kershaw? >> ohtani ( translated ): just thinking about facing him makes me really happy and excited. i could just tell he's such a gr

the yankees beat the angels last night the bronx and three runs thanks to shohei ohtani. elievable. mike, ohtani hit home runs in three straight games. 11 in the past 13 game just he is batting .313 for june. leads the league with 28 home runs this season and 49 extra base hits in 74 games. as a pitcher, a 3 in 1 record. 82 strikeouts through 59 1/3 innings pitched. in june 2-0 with a .235 e.r.a. over 4 starts. and of course, we never see him. never talk about him because he's buried on the west coast and plays at 3:00 in the morning there but this guy, he is -- there is not a player like him since babe ruth. >> joe, you know, he is more than just a phenomenon. he is the only player in my memory when he pitches he throws at 100 miles per hour at times, registered. hitting the ball and connects the ball leaves the ballpark over 100 miles per hour. big 6'4" guy. multitalented. we don't pay enough attention to him because he does play in los angeles. if he played in yankees stadium like this week i bet he would hit about 80 home runs. strong. short right field porch and plays

anaheim, california, the angels two-way star shohei ohtani helped power l.a. over the royals launching a towering two-run homer in the first inning. the projected 470-foot home run hit out to right center field seats is the longest of his career. what a season for this guy so far. >>> in pittsburgh, the pirates ryan hayes thought he gave his team the lead with a solo homer in the first inning but a replay review shows hayes never touched first base in his trip around the diamond! oh, man! he is called out and the home run is nullified! the dodgers beat the pirates 5-3. that's a rookie mistake. >>> now in golf. qualifying rounds for the u.s. open tournament have concluded and the effort from rickie fowler at yesterday's event in columbus, ohio, came up just short. fowler's chip from the rough on 18 stopped inches from the cup leaving him just one stroke shy of the playoff for the remaining spots at next week's major. fowler once ranked fourth in the world, he has dropped to number 87 and is going to miss the u.s. open for the first time in 11 years. that is rou

we checked >> too bad angels star shohei ohtani.es, a few laughs with up to check in for the illegal stuff not everyone's been laughing about that. we go to extras. bottom of 12 runners at the corners. grounder to first umpire says when does he's in in time and apparently the game is over. but let's take another look at it and we see buster posey. he gets the tag right in the nick of time and. they say he's out and the game goes on top of the 13th. now the guy finally break it open with 7 runs. get this. mike tauchman was over 5 before hitting this one out of the park. the giants win a wild one. 93 your final. the a's taking on the rangers in arlington. just go to the bottom of the 7th all knotted up at 3 brock holt. it's going blew this one into left field for base hit. a run comes into score, texas takes the lead aides couldn't get it going after that, they fall 5 to 3. they've lost 3 of 4. now they split the series tomorrow with a win. nba eastern conference finals. check this out. trey young off the glass to jonathan collins for