Los Angeles Angels turn triple play on Shohei Ohtani line drive

In the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night, Shohei Ohtani stepped up to face his former team. Before he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers, he shined for the Angels to start his career.

Ohtani hit a line drive to the shortstop, who was shading toward the middle. However, it turned into the Angels’ eighth triple play in franchise history.

Zach Neto caught the line drive and was able to step on second base before firing to first. Dalton Rushing tried to get back to first base, but was just far enough off the base for Nolan Schaunel to place the tag and complete the triple play.

Ohtani is in the midst of another MVP-level campaign for the Dodgers. He recently hit his 40th home run of the season, marking his third straight 40-homer season and fourth in five years. Additionally, he’s pitching for the first time in a Dodger uniform after serving just as a hitter last year due to surgery. In eight starts this year, he has thrown 19 innings and has 25 strikeouts.

This story will be updated.