Shohei Ohtani singled on the first Major League pitch he saw on Opening Day.

He went 1-for-5 as a designated hitter, batting eighth, with three pulled ball groundouts and a swinging strikeout in the Los Angeles Angels' loss to the Oakland Athletics.

"I had some good at-bats, and some not so good at-bats," Ohtani said through his translator. "That (first) at-bat, I'm probably never going to forget the rest of my life.

"Now I have to have better at-bats to help the team."

Ohtani will make his pitching debut on Sunday.