Shohei Ohtani Reacts to Dodgers’ Max Muncy Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Dodgers are finding their rhythm as June begins. Winners of seven of their last 10 games, the Dodgers recently capped off an 18-2 blowout over the New York Yankees heading into Sunday Night Baseball.

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.

Baseball has been dying for a superstar to carry it for some time and after years of searching, it has two. And what this weekend’s three-game series showed exactly why.