‘Paint Japan blue’: How the Dodgers’ vision of Japanese prominence became reality
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest ...
Dodgers fall to Hanshin Tigers in final tuneup before start of regular season
Behind a superb start from Hiroto Saiki, the Hanshin Tigers didn’t give up a hit until the fifth inning and defeated the ...
Shohei Ohtani home run at Tokyo Dome becomes another moment delivered seemingly on command
Years from now, people who weren’t here will claim they were. The people who actually were here won’t be complaining about ...
Battling illness, Dodgers’ Mookie Betts questionable for Tokyo Series games
Shortstop Mookie Betts first started feeling under the weather during the Dodgers’ final week of spring camp, sitting out ...
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Tokyo Series atmosphere shows Shohei Ohtani is more than ‘a representative of Japan’
They screamed and made that noise that crowds make when thousands of people scream at the same time, that sound that is heard when the home team takes a lead late in a playoff game. More than ...
Dodgers’ Tokyo Series trip confirms the team’s ‘overwhelming’ hold on Japan
More than 10,000 fans packed into the lower bowl of the Tokyo Dome on Friday to watch the Dodgers go through their first official workout.
How Dodgers fans in Japan can get a break on high ticket prices for team’s visit
While the cheapest ticket prices for the two-game season-opening series are more than $1,000, a new fan club offers them for ...
‘I haven’t given my Japanese side its due’: Dave Roberts reflects ahead of Dodgers’ Tokyo opener
The influx of Japanese players on the Dodgers' roster has allowed the Okinawa-born Dave Roberts to reconnect with his ...
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News Analysis: Why the Dodgers don’t necessarily need Shohei Ohtani to pitch to start the season
Twenty-eight days later, the Dodgers have packed up and left Camelback Ranch to embark on their World Series championship defense. Their first stop: Japan, with the team flying out Wednesday ahead ...