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Ohtani-Mania Has MLB Playoff Viewership Soaring In Japan

With the Japanese superstar in his first postseason and an impressive roster of his countrymen playing, baseball ratings have surpassed the United States—for a fraction of the price.

The New York Times · 1d

Yamamoto, Ohtani, Darvish showdown was Japan’s most watched MLB playoff game

A win-or-go-home Game 5 of the National League Division Series that featured starting pitchers Yu Darvish and Yoshinobu Yamamoto — and, of course, slugger Shohei Ohtani — became Japan’s most-watched Major League Baseball playoff game ever, the league announced Thursday.

The Big Lead on MSN · 1d

MLB Playoffs: Japanese audience for NLDS Game 5 was predictably epic

For all the hype around the domestic television ratings for the MLB postseason, viewership in Japan for Game 5 of the National League Division Series put the U.S. to shame.The win-or-go-home game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres drew an average of 12.

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Dodgers win over Padres in NLDS decider averages 12.9 million viewers in Japan

Last Friday's decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres ...

Kyodo News on MSN19h

Baseball: PL champion Hawks book 1st Japan Series spot since 2020

Ukyo Shuto singled in a fourth-inning tiebreaking run and the SoftBank Hawks booked their first Japan Series berth in four ...

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Shohei Ohtani Is Driving Unbelievable Television Ratings in Japan

Television ratings for Major League Baseball's postseason have been extremely good and could get even better if the New York ...

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Ohtani gives hope to young baseball players in Japan, and the rest of the country, too

Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball. That gives hope to youth baseball players in ...

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Dodgers-Padres NLDS scoring Super Bowl viewership numbers in Japan

Major League Baseball announced some of the Japanese TV ratings for the Los Angeles Dodgers-San Diego Padres NLDS.

Sports Illustrated on MSN19h

Shohei Ohtani Is Reveling in Excellence on Baseball’s Biggest Stage

How fitting that his Bingo game of baseball fell on Oct. 17 here in the states. The 17th of every month in Oshu City, ...

Thanks to popular MLB player, Wahpeton snack maker is a surprise hit in Japan

Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani wowed American fans with his play for the L.A. Dodgers this year while apparently ...

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