With the Tokyo Series just a few days away, fans in Japan were eager to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs' stars warm up and take batting practice.

Fans pay 2,000 yen each to see players work out at Tokyo Dome before next week’s season-opening matches against Chicago Cubs.

The Dodgers made vast improvements to an already excellent roster and Freddie Freeman explains how they convinced Roki Sasaki to come to LA.

Dodgers players Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto talk at their first press conference for the Dodgers/Cubs games being played in Tokyo, Japan. Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times.

The Los Angeles Dodgers traveled to Japan ahead of the Tokyo Series, which is set to take place on March 18 and 19. The Dodgers, led by Shohei Ohtani, will face the Chicago Cubs in a two-game series.

After wrapping their abbreviated Cactus League slate, the Dodgers on Thursday announced their 31-player travel roster for their trip to Japan that culminates with the Tokyo Series against the Cubs from March 18-19.

The Dodgers don’t start the season until next week, but fans are already showing up in Tokyo. Thousands came to the Tokyo Dome to watch the team’s first practice. Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times.

The Dodgers brought plenty of star power abroad and also fun stories like Jack Dreyer, Nick Frasso and Luis García.