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.

The MLB offseason was a long time ago. You can tell from how we're no longer talking about the Los Angeles Dodgers having the best pitching staff ever, much less setting the all-time win record.

Ohtani reacted to the news online, sharing the post from the Los Angeles Dodgers' official social media account. He shared the news with over 9.6 million followers. Ohtani also later resposted the MLB 's announcement, which gave a nod to New York Yankees star Aaron Judge, who won the AL Player of the Month award.