Major League Baseball on Friday called this week's Tokyo Series between Japanese standout Shohei Ohtani's World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs the largest standalone international event in its history.
According to MLB the season-opening series, which marked the homecoming of reigning National League MVP Ohtani along with four other Japanese-born players on the two clubs, set MLB records for viewership, merchandise sales and attendance.
The league said the Tokyo Series opener drew an average of more than 25 million viewers across all platforms, making it the most-watched MLB game ever in Japan.