Yankees pitcher on Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani: ‘Anyone is pitchable’

New York Yankees left-handed pitcher Carlos Rodón feels confident heading into the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers which begins Friday at Dodger Stadium.

He is especially eager to face Shohei Ohtani.

“He’s a good hitter, but anyone is pitchable.” left-hander Carlos Rodón said Tuesday. “I’m going to give him his credit: he’s a great hitter, he has tremendous power, he sees the ball well. He can get the ball out of any stadium. “I can probably get him out of any stadium, out of the stadium, not just over the fence.”

The Yankees faced Shohei Ohtani in a three-game series at Yankee Stadium in June, a matchup that had the intensity of a potential postseason push. Without Juan Soto, who was sidelined due to left forearm inflammation, the Yankees lost two of three games.

However, the Yankees’ pitching staff managed to keep Shohei Ohtani in check, limiting him to just 2-for-13 at the plate with four runs scored, one RBI, and one walk during the series.

“It’s going to be fun” rodon said. “It’s a pleasure. You get to this point and those are the kind of guys you want to face.”

The other guy Rodón is talking about is Aaron Judge. This is the first World Series since 1956 to feature the home run leaders from both leagues.

However, Judge is among Ohtani’s fans.

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“We’ve had our battles throughout the regular season over the years when he was with the Angels, watching him hit home runs over my head,” the judge said Tuesday. “But to have the opportunity to play on the biggest stage and at the biggest moment, I think it will be great to see.”

The fans will also play a very important role in this series.

During that June series, the Yankees couldn’t help but notice the electric atmosphere, and it wasn’t just inside the stadium. The Pantone 294 fan group, with an NYPD escort, marched through the streets outside Yankee Stadium, making it clear that this was not going to be just another weekend.

That same group of Dodgers fans are already preparing for their return for Games 3, 4 and 5.

“Every once in a while I talk about fun shows during the regular season.” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “Go to London, Field of Dreams. We’ve been to Los Angeles a couple of times since I was here in the regular season; Those were always great shows, and the same applies here in the Bronx.”