and now a unique jersey from his past has gone up for auction. Before joining Major League Baseball, Ohtani was a star in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Nippon Ham Fighters from ...

Ohtani has stoked national pride, even among the Japanese who don’t care about baseball ... One dark blue Dodgers jersey was priced at about 100,000 yen — $650. “Expensive,” Jake said.

One more reason why Ohtani has become a beloved figure in the world of baseball . Shohei Ohtani is a game-changer, completely redefining the world of baseball as we knew it. His arrival to Los Angeles ...

Dodger blue replaced the Angels' red among best-selling jerseys in Tokyo ... for ball players from Japan, said Robert Whiting, who has written about Japanese baseball for decades.