Japan celebrates as Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto win World Series with Dodgers
TOKYO (AP) - The World Series trophy is headed to Los Angeles, but there’s a hearty celebration going on across the Pacific Ocean in Japan, too.
People milled around the edge of the Ginza shopping area in central Tokyo on Thursday afternoon as single-sheet, special newspaper editions rolled off the presses, proclaiming Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto as world champions along with their Dodgers teammates after a stirring Game 5 victory over the New York Yankees.
The headline in Japanese in the Yomiuri newspaper, set in yellow and blue type - with red highlights - read: No. 1 in The World. Ohtani beats the Yankees.
"I want to thank my Japanese fans for coming all the way to cheer me this season,” Ohtani said on Japanese television. “That cheering gave me some energy so I'm glad I could return the gratitude my winning."