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Regardless of Ohtani’s status — he left the stadium shortly after the game without speaking to reporters — the Dodgers’ position in this World Series is nonetheless auspicious.

And most of all, they have Yamamoto, who backed up his big return from injury with an equally auspicious, if not equally dominant, second act.

It could, however, raise the profile of a new breed of Scout at an auspicious moment.

Protesters blew conch shells - the sound is considered auspicious.

The conversation got off to a less auspicious start.