US Edition'Golden Age': Japan Hails Yamamoto, Ohtani After Dodgers Triumph
- Sunday, the Los Angeles Dodgers repeated as World Series champions, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings in Game 7.
- After an 18-inning classic and a Game 6 loss, the series reached a decisive Game 7 in which Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a rare complete game in Game 2 and won Games 6 and 7, powering the Dodgers' title run.
- At the Hub in Tokyo, fans spilled into the street from the fish-and-chips restaurant, jerseys danced, waiter Kowa Minami stayed quiet, and fan Hiroshi Hoshii said `I thought it was over for a second, but it was great`.
- Millions in Japan followed the series, with Games 1 and 2 averaging 10.7 million viewers and many delivery workers and fans returning after night shifts watching whenever possible.
- Shohei Ohtani's star power extended beyond sport as his likeness appears on ads for sneakers, cosmetics and electronics, while Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi followed the series and their daughter, born earlier this year, drew attention.
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Los Angeles., Dodgers’ bi-championship in the World Series celebrated with euphoria in two opposite places on the planet. Hundreds of people took to the streets in Los Angeles, California, to celebrate the first consecutive title of a team in 25 years in the Major Leagues, while in Japan, hotball lovers stopped their routines to watch the performance of the Shohei Ohtaniy Yoshinobu Yamamoto stars.
The Japanese tertia played a key role in the Dodgers in winning the bi-championship of the Major Leagues
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'Golden age': Japan hails Yamamoto, Ohtani after Dodgers triumph
Japan revelled Monday in a "golden age" for the nation's baseball led by Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto after they played starring roles in the Los Angeles Dodgers winning back-to-back World Series.
With his tachycardic victory on Saturday in the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers enlarged their reign in American baseball with all the weapons of a new dynasty, starting with their Japanese Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.The Angelina franchise is the first to win two consecutive Major League titles in the last quarter of a century and hoards a total of three trophies from the last six in play.Ohtani, installed in the discussion of th…
Japan cheers Dodgers’ World Series win
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series victory reflected the increasingly global nature of baseball, as two Japanese stars featured prominently in the Game 7 showdown.Shohei Ohtani, arguably the biggest celebrity in Japan, hit and pitched for the Dodgers on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto relief-pitched and was named MVP.“I am so proud today to be Japanese,” a Tokyo cab driver told The Associated Press.In addition…
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