Facing a rash of injuries to its pitching staff, baseball’s richest team is banking on the 30-year-old Japanese dual threat to resume his role as starting pitcher—and fast.

Fans weren’t the only ones dozing off during the Dodgers’ demolition of the Yankees on Saturday. So was Shohei Ohtani.

Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the New York Yankees 8-5 in a rematch of last year's World Series.