By Stephen Wade
Tokyo (AP) – Fanque’s croken to Haneda de Tokyo Airport, which agglomerate will the Sweetans opinade
What he saw was a temporary white wall of about 40 meters (130 feet) to protect players in case they become steps. Chicago’s puppies has left me when they landed on Wednesday night.
The Doders were seen on the further disk track from its new city vol from Phoenix, and Ohtani was one of the first lime. But players don’t arrive at the area of arrival, apparently taking an alternative road.
The next opportunity to see Ohtans and Dodgers will be Friday when the teams have their first practice in Tokyo Dome.
The series of two games to open the major league season will be pulled on tuesday and wednesday, the two scheduled before the afternoon. The parties will be the issue in the morning of the same day in North America. Japan is 13 hours in front of the east coast of the United States.
Fans have been waiting for the hours in the terminal, hoping that Ohtani could appear. Several wins of won. One was a bright yellow banner who said: “I love the”. Others wear hats and t -shirts of Dodgers and other clothes.
Page, the exit toys raised their intelligent, thinking that Ohtans had arrived. Always turned out to be a false alarm: They were only passengers of others want.
Patients and polite, the fans finally leave the reception area when it was clear that the most famous citizen in Japan will not appear.
Most fans were optimistic but realistic.
“I just came to hope to have some chances to see you. But I knew that,” said “Yoshii satosy, a local accountant.” But come with the hope for which it is. ”
Misaki uata has arrived with her husband reishes and a friend, ryusei takahashi. The two men poor the shirt of doding with the number ohtani 17.
“We just came to breathe the same air,” Miski said. “The air of ohtans.”
Others come for the event, as if it were a rock concert.
“I don’t care if I can’t see you because I’m not really a fan of ohtans,” said to kotomi miyakoda. Next to his friend, call kotomi – nakatsu kothoms.
“I’m not a fan, but I want to see her, the person,” nakatsu said.
MLB promotes the week as the series of Japan. It may also be regarded as the otes series in Japan, an marketing opportunity. Ohtani is the most mlb business assets.
This is the second consecutive season in which mlb open their season in Asia. The past year was in South Korea with the dodgers and San Dodie’s parents, and where the scandal of bets around the interpreter Ohtans explained.
Cachorros vs. dodgers
Squads arrive in Tokyo with five Japanese players. Dodgers have Ohtans and Yoshinobu yamamoto and SASIKI ROIKES. The puppies have the Seya Suzuki and the Spota Shota Pitcher.
Imanage and yamamoto are expected to face on tuesday in the first game.
Americans Clubs facing Yomiuri giants and Hanshin tigers in the sample games in Saturday and Sundays.
Dodgers Marketing in Japan
Chris Marher, Director of MLB, talked with the attached Apparition in an interview on the perks to have a player as a.htans.
“ISTU is useful to have a talention of a talent – essentially the best gamble – that comes from a various market ,,” change the way you can communicate on the game in different markets. ”
It is not difficult. Japan has adopted dodgers as their national team. There have always been a strong connection but now is more solid than Ohtani won the world’s series with Dodgers.
The Dodgers set a sample in the Tokyo’s center called “Dodge experience in the MLB Typey series.” Fans can see World series trophy and championship rings.
There is also a possible to see the rich story of the dodgers, that returns to Brooklyn first the team has moved the 1958 experience. There is also fans.
Japanese artist Takashi Murikami also designed works art around the series. His work will also be on the display during the series.
It’s not a ticket
The tickets in the sale sites reached $ 20,000 for a single game. Several sales tickets are more in the range of 2,000 to $ 8,000.
Trust tickets above nominal value is technically illegal in Japan. The government has approved the region before the Olympic matches Tokyo 2021.
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This story has been translated from English by an ap editor with the help of an artificial generational instrument.
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