Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (17) bats against the Hanshin Tigers during the third inning in an MLB Japan Series exhibition baseball game, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)Los Angeles Dodgers' Tommy Edman, from top left, Shohei Ohtani (17) and manager Dave Roberts stand on the field before an MLB Japan Series exhibition baseball game against the Hanshin Tigers, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani warms up during the official training, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Tokyo, ahead of the start of the MLB Tokyo Series at the Tokyo Dome. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani warms up during the official training, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Tokyo, ahead of the start of the MLB Tokyo Series at the Tokyo Dome. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani, left, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, center, and Roki Sasaki, right, pose for photographs during the official Press conference Friday, March 14, 2025, in Tokyo, as the Dodgers play their MLB opening games against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome next week. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Stanford's Rintaro Sasaki swings in the on-deck circle during the sixth inning of an NCAA college baseball game against Washington in Stanford, Calif., Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Stanford first baseman Rintaro Sasaki celebrates after an NCAA college baseball game against Washington in Stanford, Calif., Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)MLB Hall of Fame inductee for 2025 and former Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan, pauses in the Mariners dugout prior to a spring training baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)FILE - FILE - In this March 20, 2019, file photo, Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki pops out in the third inning of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball opening series against the Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (17) bats against the Hanshin Tigers during the third inning in an MLB Japan Series exhibition baseball game, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
