The Los Angeles Dodgers came into this one with Shohei Ohtani on fire, Mookie Betts locked in, and World Series dreams ...

TAMPA — You can’t wipe that omnipresent smile off of Yankees superstar Aaron Judge ... he sees imported veteran stars contributing, and young guys emerging. All around, he sees positivity.

There was a bearded Yankee in Carlos Rodon on the mound, and a crush of young faces in the dugout. "We get to start finding out how good we are," manager Aaron Boone said of the new-look Yankees.