Yankees’ general manager Brian Cashman was over six thousand miles away from his office on Thursday morning, as he traveled to Sapporo, Japan to watch phenom Shohei Otani — dubbed “Japan’s Babe Ruth” — in his start for the Nippon Ham-Fighters.
In front of a sizable crowd at the Sapporo Dome, Cashman was seated right behind home plate. According to a scout in attendance who spoke to FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, 12 other Major League teams requested seats to observe Otani as well.
So, what did Cashman make of the 23-year-old’s outing?
“No comment,” Cashman told Japanese baseball reporter Jason Coskrey.