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.

Old Boy in Tokyo Ended up With Shohei Ohtani's First Home Run of the Season TOKYO (AP) — Sota Fujimori is the luckiest 10-year-old in Japan. Sitting in right-center field on Wednesday night at the Tokyo Dome,

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.