Baseball: Mad scramble for tickets to see Ohtani, MLB season opener

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- Mar 17, 2025 - 12:19 All,Sports

The Los Angeles Dodgers' workout day is opened to limited ticket purchasers at Tokyo Dome on March 14, 2025. (Kyodo)

An exhibition game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Hanshin Tigers is played in front of a packed crowd at Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (Kyodo)

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is pictured with manager Dave Roberts ahead of an exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers on March 16, 2025, at Tokyo Dome, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18 and 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Members of MISAMO, a subunit of K-pop girls group TWICE, throw the ceremonial first pitch before an exhibition game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (Kyodo)

Fans wait to enter Tokyo Dome for an exhibition game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Yomiuri Giants on March 15, 2025. (Kyodo)

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the third inning of an exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers on March 16, 2025, at Tokyo Dome, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18 and 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a two-run homer in the third inning of an exhibition game on March 15, 2025, against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs on March 18 and 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Photo taken on March 15, 2025, shows an advertisement featuring Shohei Otani of the Los Angeles Dodgers near the Tokyo Dome, where Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs will be held on March 18 and 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

With the mad scramble to get tickets behind them, Japanese baseball fans are now looking forward to watching Shohei Ohtani and four other Japanese-born players take part in the MLB season-opening series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs starting Tuesday in Tokyo.Driven by the popularity of the two-way superstar, tickets sold out instantly for the two-game series, the first MLB regular-season games in Japan in six years.The hype was so unreal that organizers suddenly made about 10,000 tickets available for last Friday's workout day, allowing lucky purchasers to get a glimp…READ FULL ARTICLE

Baseball: Mad scramble for tickets to see Ohtani, MLB season opener

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