Ohtani fever even more than the Beatles, 200,000 people lined up to train, and ticket prices soared 10 times (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)

Mar 15, 2025

Ohtani fever even more than the Beatles, 200,000 people lined up to train, and ticket prices soared 10 times (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
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Ohtani fever even more than the Beatles, 200,000 people lined up to train, and ticket prices soared 10 times (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
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Ohtani fever even more than the Beatles, 200,000 people lined up to train, and ticket prices soared 10 times (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
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Ohtani fever even more than the Beatles, 200,000 people lined up to train, and ticket prices soared 10 times (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
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Ohtani fever even more than the Beatles, 200,000 people lined up to train, and ticket prices soared 10 times (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
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Ohtani fever even more than the Beatles, 200,000 people lined up to train, and ticket prices soared 10 times (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
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A Japanese media outlet said that it is more powerful than the Beatles. The Los Angeles Dodgers team of Shohei Ohtani (31) arrived at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on the 13th. Every move makes news in Tokyo. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, who will play in the opening series in Tokyo, held a press conference on the 14th and conducted the entire training at Tokyo Dome. The Los Angeles Dodgers are scheduled to play practice games against the Yomiuri Giants on the 15th and the Hanshin Tigers on the 16th. He will take a day off on the 17th and play the opening series against the Chicago Cubs on the 18th and 19th.

Earlier, several major league games were held in Japan, including the opening game. inducted into the Hall of Fame 'Hit Genius' Suzuki Ichiro even played his retirement game for the Seattle Mariners on March 21, 2019. In the presence of Japanese fans at Tokyo Dome, he was in his last at-bat against Oakland Athletics.

Previously, when a Major League team visited Japan, it received a lot of attention. However, it was not at the same level of craze this year.




The participating teams in the Tokyo Series are full of the best stars produced by Japan. Top star Ohtani, who does not need an explanation, Yamamoto Yoshinobu and Sasaki Roki are key Dodgers players. Cubs have Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki, the main players of pitching. Yamamoto and Imanaga will start side by side in the opening game on the 18th. For the first time in the Major League, the opening match between Japanese pitchers will be held. It deserves to be called a historic match. In addition, Sasaki will take the mound as a starter in Game 2 on the 19th.

Four players, excluding Suzuki, are the main players to win the WBC (World Baseball Classic) Japanese national team in 2023. Suzuki was also selected for the national team, but was injured just before the call-up and participated
Ohtani fever even more than the Beatles, 200,000 people lined up to train, and ticket prices soared 10 times (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
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Ohtani fever even more than the Beatles, 200,000 people lined up to train, and ticket prices soared 10 times (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
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Ohtani fever even more than the Beatles, 200,000 people lined up to train, and ticket prices soared 10 times (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
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Ohtani fever even more than the Beatles, 200,000 people lined up to train, and ticket prices soared 10 times (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
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I didn't lose.

Official training on the 14th. The Cubs trained at the third base of the Tokyo Dome from 1 p.m. and the Dodgers at the first base from 3:30 p.m. It wasn't even a game, but there was a surprising scene. It's daytime on weekdays, but fans poured in. The hard-picked fans cheered and went wild for the players as if they were at a superstar's concert.




On this day, the organizers of the Tokyo Series opened the designated seats on the first floor of the infield for a fee. Regular tickets were sold for 2,000 yen (about 20,000 won) and elementary, middle and high school students for 1,000 yen (about 10,000 won). Tickets were sold on a first-come, first-served basis, but 200,000 people lined up. It is a country of baseball that is serious about baseball.

Japanese media reported that admission tickets were sold at a price more than 10 times higher than the regular price on the exclusive site.

Players and U.S. reporters were surprised to see the heat. Journalists from various media outlets reported a surprising scene, saying "It's amazing"




Tickets for the opening series were sold out immediately after the release on the 16th of last month. Tokyo Dome, Yomiuri's home stadium, has 43,500 seats. 입장권 구매를 위해
Ohtani fever even more than the Beatles, 200,000 people lined up to train, and ticket prices soared 10 times (Min Chang-ki's Japanese baseball)
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About 420,000 people are known to have accessed the reservation site.

It is the first time in six years that a major league game has been held in Japan since 2019.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.