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‘What a Game!’- Baseball Fans Go Berserk After LA Angels Rookie Reid Detmers Sinks Impressive No-Hitter

Published 05/11/2022, 8:00 AM EDT

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LA Angels are having quite a season in 2022. With players like Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, and Anthony Rendon on their roster, the Angels are dominating the National League West. But the Angels have got a new match-winner in Reid Detmers.

The Angels rookie, on Tuesday, had a memorable game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Detmers was phenomenal from the mound and played an instrumental role in the Angels’ victory.

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Although the Angels’ stars Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon had a brilliant game, Reid Demers stole the limelight with his inch-perfect pitches. The Angels ace threw a no-hitter against the Rays, which is extremely rare in an MLB game. What is more remarkable is that he did it in his rookie season.

Baseball fans heap huge praise on Reid Detmers after his no-hitter game

Throwing a no-hitter in a rookie season is as good as a soccer player scoring a hat-trick of goals in his first season. The Angels ace Reid Detmers will remember this game for his entire life. It was only the 12th no-hitter in the history of LA Angels. However, with his stunning performance from the mound, the Angels won the game 12-0 against the Tampa Bay Rays.

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After watching Detmers’ stunning game, baseball fans could not resist, but praise the rookie for his excellent outing. 

Taking to Twitter, a baseball fan said the Anaheim (now Angels) have magic flowing. They are a different team this season. Another fan termed Detmers’ performance as ‘unreal’.

Meanwhile, top MLB journalists heaped high praise on the Angels rookie. Morosi said that with only 62 innings in his minor league career, Detmers has thrown a no-hitter in the big league.

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Mike Trout smoked two home runs against the Rays

Apart from Detmers’ outstanding game, the Angels slugger Mike Trout also had a great game. Trout smoked two home runs in a single game against the Rays. After his comeback from the injury, the Angels slugger has been playing on a different level.

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Meanwhile, it was the 21st win for the Joe Maddon-led team. If things go their way, they might end up playing in the World Series this season.

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Abhishek Kumar

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Abhishek Kumar is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. After completing his Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Abhishek has been working in the media industry since two years. Before joining EssentiallySports, he previously worked at APN News as a sub-editor, where he has written articles on sports and politics.
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Simar Singh Wadhwa