Shohei Ohtani called his own pitches through a PitchCom device hidden underneath his jersey near his left shoulder on Opening Day.

He threw six shutout innings for the Los Angeles Angels in a 2-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Ohtani struck out 10 batters and allowed just two hits.

Ohtani made the decision to call his own pitches in part because of the restrictions of the pitch clock.

As expected there were more stolen bases on Opening Day this year than last.

Major League Baseball increased the size of its bases to promote safety and to add excitement by increasing the frequency of stolen bases.

According to Alex Fast, there were 21 stolen bases on Thursday with a 91% success rate. In 2022, Opening Day saw just five steals and a 56% success rate.