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TOKYO – The Tokyo Dome video board lit up Sunday night with the words “CUBS WIN,” flashing between English and Japanese. Clark, the team mascot, waved a “W” flag in center field. And “Go Cubs Go” played over the loudspeakers, celebrating the team’s first exhibition game win.
“If we could hear it two more times, that would be fantastic,” shortstop Dansby Swanson said after the game. “Never thought I’d hear it [in Japan]. It’s a beautiful song and a beautiful country to play in.