Watch out, Shohei Ohtani. Ryan Fitzgerald might be coming for you.

On Tuesday, the Twins righty joined Ohtani in the very small group of pitchers who've hit homers this season. Well, that's technically true. But there's more to it.

Fitzgerald, a rookie utilityman who has appeared in just 14 games this season as an infielder, designated hitter and pinch-runner, took the mound for the Twins in the eighth inning of a game in which they were trailing the Angels, 12-0. He tossed a scoreless inning and allowed two hits to tally his second scoreless mound appearance of the season.

When he came to bat in the top of the ninth -- still as the Twins' pitcher -- he clubbed a two-run homer off Angels lefty Brock Burke to account for Minnesota's only runs in the 12-2 loss . That made him the se

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