Michael Elizondo provides an update to his travels in Japan, while constantly being reminded of Shohei Othani.

The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.

First, Friedman immediately recognized that Japan would run away with the tournament, even as the United States assembled a roster that included the best players in Major League Baseball from Mookie Betts to Mike Trout and beyond.

Among many other things, this series brings the biggest baseball star in the world, Shohei Ohtani, to his home country to start the season following his third MVP award.  The two-way super-duper star did an exclusive,

The Los Angeles Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani an unprecedented $700 million contract hoping to drive interest — and the dollars that come with it — from fans across the Pacific.

Shohei Ohtani met the moment in his return to the Tokyo Dome, because of course he did. In Saturday’s exhibition against the Yomiuri Giants, Ohtani – ever the showman – was quick to slug a home run while wearing a major league uniform in his home country for the first time for the Los Angeles Dodgers.