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Tanaka vs. Ohtani would be the matchup heard around the world

ARLINGTON, Texas — Barring an injury or rainout that would juggle the schedule, Sunday’s game with the Angels at Yankee Stadium will generate a buzz that starts in The Bronx and lands in Japan.

“That game will be watched all over the world,’’ Dellin Betances predicted.

With the Angels scheduling Shohei Ohtani to start only on Sundays and Masahiro Tanaka’s regular turn coming Sunday, if things stay that way the Japanese stars will smother the baseball universe and pique the interest of fans everywhere.

“It will be exciting. I want to see Ohtani pitch live,’’ said Betances, who could get a chance to face the left-handed hitter since Ohtani might be the Angels’ DH on Friday.