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.

Shohei Ohtani, plus teammates Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, have helped usher in new Japanese food and beverage items at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES – The baseball gods put on a show in the Yankees’ 8-5 loss to the Dodgers on Friday, as Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani each homered in the first inning of the series-opening, Fall Classic rematch.