Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic <\/p>\n
He\u2019s doing his best Shohei Ohtani impression.<\/p>\n
David Fletcher, a former infielder for the Angels, who was teammates with the two-way Japanese superstar for six seasons, made his first career start \u2014 and fifth overall outing \u2014 as a pitcher in the minors on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
And the results were strong.<\/p>\n
Pitching for the Braves\u2019 Triple-A affiliate, the Gwinnett Stripers, Fletcher tossed five innings allowing three hits, two runs and one walk while punching out six batters in a 5-2 win over Norfolk.<\/p>\n
Fletcher, 29, featured a \u201cdancing\u201d knuckleball in the 62-63 mph range, per minor league reporter Jared Tims.<\/p>\n
The knuckleball even flustered Jackson Holliday \u2014 the first overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft \u2014 who struck out on the pitch in the bottom of the third inning.<\/p>\n
Fletcher threw 72 pitches on the night, with 60 of them being knuckleballs. <\/p>\n
The floater generated 30 swings, 11 of which were whiffs, per Baseball Savant.<\/p>\n
This season, Fletcher communicated to his team that he could throw a knuckleball, so he has been given a chance to pitch, per Braves reporter David O\u2019Brien of The Athletic.<\/p>\n
While it was Fletcher\u2019s first start, he had made four relief appearances before Wednesday\u2019s game, pitching to a 9.00 ERA across six innings. <\/p>\n
Fletcher\u2019s mound work has not stopped him as a hitter, as he sports a .248\/.323\/.277 slash line with 18 RBIs and five stolen bases in 37 minor league contests.<\/p>\n
He also has picked up a pair of hits in five games with the big league Braves this season. <\/p>\n
Across seven MLB campaigns, he\u2019s a .276\/.323\/.358 hitter while appearing in games at second base, third base and shortstop.<\/p>\n
The seven-year MLB veteran\u2019s new venture comes after it was revealed he placed bets with the same alleged illegal bookmaker used by Ohtani\u2019s former interpreter, Ippei Mizhuhara, ESPN reported. <\/p>\n
Fletcher, along with ex-Royals minor league shortstop Colby Schultz, allegedly went through Mathew Bowyer, who is under federal investigation over his alleged illegal gambling ring.<\/p>\n
While Fletcher reportedly did not bet on baseball, he is being investigated by MLB over his reported gambling, ESPN reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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