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.

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani took to Instagram to react to the announcement of Muncy’s achievement, showing his support for the veteran slugger. Muncy was originally selected out of high school by the Cleveland Indians in the 41st round of the 2009 MLB draft but chose to play college baseball for the Baylor Bears instead.

Manager Dave Roberts stresses how much work the superstar is doing after he threw 29 pitches in a two-inning, live batting practice session Saturday.