Ohtani’s star power is unmatched, and the Dodgers are seeing the fruits of Sho-economics. When they signed him, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman preached the idea of “painting Japan Dodger blue.” Now, the team is seeing that in person.

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.

Hundreds of baseball fans lined up at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport with the hope of catching a glimpse of Shohei Ohtani as the superstar arrived with his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, on Thursday (March 13).