Off to the diamond now, and even most non-baseball fans have heard of Babe Ruth. The star from last century is considered the best player the sport has seen. Not only was he a big-time slugger, but also a very accomplished pitcher. In fact, the Hall-of-Famer is the last person to start as a position player, and pitch a game, all within the first ten games of a season. That was until now -- when the LA Angels' Shohei Ohtani turned the trick in a game against Oakland.

The star in the Japanese League D-H'ed in his debut opening day.

But he's on the mound in game four, and he seems to get the hang of this Major League Baseball thing -- striking out the Athletics' Marcus Semien in the first inning.

Here's an idea of how much media attention he is getting back home, and in North America.

The hurler would give-up three hits in his big league pitching debut -- that includes a big fly to Matt Chapman in the second inning, putting the hosts in front by a run.

But the 23-year-old would stick with it, and ends up throwing six complete innings, striking out 6 batters, and giving up those three runs.

And his team would even score a few more runs, as Ohtani gets the win, in the Angels' 7-4 triumph, and becomes the first player since The Babe in 1919 to start on opening day in a non-pitching role, and start on the mound in the initial 10 games.