Tokyo, Beatles, Justin Bieber, Michael Jordan and more with no story other than Ohtani
Mar 17, 2025
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Reporter MLB.com Sonya Chen, who went to Tokyo Series coverage, announced the local atmosphere on the 17th (Korean time) with an article titled 「The popularity of Shohei that is realized everywhere in Japan」.
Reporter Chen says 'He's the one we see everywhere on this high street: He makes spaghetti fancy, juggles a soccer ball skillfully, bends his wrists to show him a high-end watch, pensive in the tea field, and stares into the distance. Of course, there is also a scene of him swinging the bat.
It is said that downtown Tokyo is noisy with advertisements with Ohtani on them. Dodgers players are putting their tongue in this atmosphere.
Clayton Kershaw compared it to the Beatles, and Tyler Glasnow described it as "10 times that of Justin Bieber". Reliever Anthony Banda said "I've heard everywhere there's Shohei Ohtani, just think about what Michael Jordan was like in the United States. It's the same."
Ohtani is at least more popular and influential in Japan than the legendary band embroidered in the 20th century, the 21st century's 'pop icon', and 'basketball emperor'.
Manager Dave Roberts said, `I've already experienced this atmosphere last year. Whether it was Dodger Stadium or away stadium, his popularity was great"But this is the country where he was born and raised, and it's completely different."
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Reporter Chen said, `The Dodgers players who have seen those scenes in person finally understand what Ohtani is like in Japan. Ohtani said he enjoys popularity beyond baseball, and has become more than a pop culture in Japan.
In downtown Tokyo, there are only Ohtani-related advertisements and videos. Reporter Chen said, `Dodgers fans always have a good trip, but in the Otani era, they are cheering them on to another level. At the beginning of the spring training, fans gathered at Camelback Ranch like clouds to see Ohtani, and more than 10,000 fans filled the stands to see him at Tokyo Dome last weekendThe Juss club came to Japan expecting to see Ohtani everywhere, but they don't believe it even when they see such a scene.
Ohtani showed off his power heating for the first time in front of Japanese fans by hitting a superior two-run home run in the third inning against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on the 15th. Tickets for the opening two consecutive games against the Chicago Cubs, which will be held for two days from the 18th to the 19th, were sold out. Ticket prices are said to have soared to 13,500 dollars (about 1.95 million won) in the resale market.
Right now, Tokyo is all about Otani.
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The starters for the first round of the Tokyo Series are Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imana, left-hander for the Cubs. It is a showdown between Japanese pitchers, but for Japanese fans, Ohtani's at-bat against Imana will be the best thing to see. Ohtani struggled with no hits in five at-bats against Imanaga last year. It's a stage of revenge.
The Dodgers' starter in the second round is Sasaki Rocky and Cubs' Justin Steel. This is my first face-to-face meeting with Steele.
Last year, the Dodgers exchanged one win each with the San Diego Padres in the `Seoul Series.' Ohtani went 3 for 10 with two RBIs in two games. There was no home run. What about the Tokyo Series.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
