Ohtani’s star power is unmatched, and the Dodgers are seeing the fruits of Sho-economics. When they signed him, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman preached the idea of “painting Japan Dodger blue.” Now, the team is seeing that in person.

More than 10,000 fans show up at the Tokyo Dome to watch the Dodgers practice and cheer for Shohei Ohtani’s brief appearance on the field. Their first exhibition game is Saturday at 3 a.m. PT.

The Cubs and Dodgers play in the Tokyo Series to open the season, and our Maddie Lee is there in Japan to take it all in.

No one knows just how “wild” things will get during their week in Tokyo, where fans can’t get enough of the superstar and teammates Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani broke his silence with the media after the decision was made to pause his pitching rehab.