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Yamamoto, Ohtani, Darvish showdown was Japan’s most watched MLB playoff game

A win-or-go-home Game 5 of the National League Division Series that featured starting pitchers Yu Darvish and Yoshinobu Yamamoto — and, of course, slugger Shohei Ohtani — became Japan’s most-watched Major League Baseball playoff game ever, the league announced Thursday.

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Ohtani-Mania Has MLB Playoff Viewership Soaring In Japan

With the Japanese superstar in his first postseason and an impressive roster of his countrymen playing, baseball ratings have surpassed the United States—for a fraction of the price.

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MLB Playoffs: Japanese audience for NLDS Game 5 was predictably epic

Approximately one-tenth of the country watched Yu Darvish, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Saturday morning.

朝日新聞社1d

Roki Sasaki says he wants to play in MLB but Japanese pitcher won't say when that might be

Sasaki has watched Japan's Shohei Ohtani just sign a record ... Asked when he would play in MLB, Kyodo reported him saying very little: "I believe it’s important to play well in the season ...

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Ohtani gives hope to young baseball players in Japan, and the rest of the country, too

Japan has other big names on the world sports stage — golfer Hideki Matsuyama, boxer Naoya Inoue, and tennis player Naomi ...

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Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani wowed American fans with his play for the L.A. Dodgers this year while apparently ...

Front Office Sports on MSN1d

Big Stars, Big Markets, Big Numbers: MLB Got Its Postseason Groove Back

Long-awaited viewership gains and palpable buzz—with perhaps more to come. The post Big Stars, Big Markets, Big Numbers: MLB ...

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Mets top Dodgers 12-6 to stay alive in MLB playoffs

The New York Mets kept their magical season going, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-6 on Friday to stay alive in their ...

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