Japan celebrates as Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto win World Series with Dodgers

TOKYO -- The World Series trophy is headed to Los Angeles, but nan statement is extending each nan measurement to Japan.

People milled astir section train stations successful Tokyo connected Thursday greeting arsenic newspaper extras were fresh to rotation disconnected nan presses, proclaiming Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto arsenic world champions on pinch their Dodgers teammates aft a stirring Game 5 triumph complete nan New York Yankees.

“I want to convey my Japanese fans for coming each nan measurement to cheer maine this season," Ohtani said connected Japanese television. "That cheering gave maine immoderate power truthful I’m gladsome I could return nan gratitude my winning.”

The newspaper handouts are a Tokyo contented erstwhile Japan celebrates a large event. And this is simply a immense 1 for a state whose players were erstwhile considered excessively small, aliases only bully pitchers. Now, location is now beardown pridefulness successful nan truth that their players are among nan champion successful nan game.

Japan defeated nan United States successful nan World Baseball Classic last past twelvemonth successful Miami, different motion of nan country's prowess successful nan American pastime.

It was besides a triumph for Ohtani's hometown successful bluish Japan — Oshu City — wherever fans person been gathering each week and anticipating their superstar leader would thief present nan title.

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