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.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have long made it clear how they wish to capture Japan and paint the country in Dodger Blue, and seemingly are well on their way to accomplishing as much with the signings of Shohei Ohtani,

All eyes were on Suzuki and Shota Imanaga during Friday’s workout at the Tokyo Dome in front of an estimated 10,000 fans.

Seiya Suzuki was too young and not yet into baseball when the Chicago Cubs last played at the Tokyo Dome 25 years ago. But the memory of being in the ballpark in 2004 and watching Japanese great Hideki Matsui slug a home run for the New York Yankees still resonates with the 30-year-old Suzuki.

The spotlight will be on slugger Shohei Ohtani this week when the superstar returns to Japan and leads the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the

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).