Ohtani is the second Japanese-born player to hit a home run in an MLB game played in Japan, joining Hideki Matsui. Matsui hit a two-run home run for the New York Yankees against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at the Tokyo Dome on March 31, 2004.

Their domestic Opening Day will be on March 27 against the Detroit Tigers, and they will do their best to defend their World Series crown. While the Dodgers went to Japan and took care of business, it didn't come without any controversy surrounding the Dodgers' two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani.

Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani hit a towering solo homer in his return to the Tokyo Dome, taking Chicago Cubs pitcher Nate Pearson deep with a ball that barely cleared the fence in right-center field on Wednesday night.