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Dodger Blue > Video > Watch: Shohei Ohtani & Dodgers Arrive At Haneda Airport For Tokyo Series
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Watch: Shohei Ohtani & Dodgers Arrive At Haneda Airport For Tokyo Series

Matthew Moreno
March 13, 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers arrived at Haneda Airport (previously known as Tokyo International Airport and often abbreviated to Tokyo-Haneda) in Japan to plenty of excitement and a massive wave of fans ahead of playing in the Tokyo Series next week.

To no surprise, a large crowd gathered to welcome Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki, along with the rest of the Dodgers. A similar scenario unfolded for the team last year when the Dodgers played in South Korea for the Seoul Series. Particularly since Ohtani had just revealed his wife to be Mamiko Tanaka.

Mamiko did not travel with Ohtani back to their home country, presumably related to being pregnant with the couple’s first child. Mamiko did provide snacks and more for the Dodgers travel party, along with a letter signed on her and Decoy’s behalf.

A look from @kirsten_watson at some of the swag for #Dodgers flight to Tokyo. pic.twitter.com/IyP90e8G73

— Dodger Blue (@DodgerBlue1958) March 12, 2025

Snacks for the plane! (via Austin Barnes’ wife) pic.twitter.com/r0I2x8wZL7

— Dodger Blue (@DodgerBlue1958) March 12, 2025

ドジャースのチャーター機が着陸🛬
※映像がカクカクです🙇#ドジャース pic.twitter.com/C2FNGEIXIz

— AYUMARO3110 (@MLB_AYUMARO3110) March 13, 2025

ちなみに私はこれのために来たんじゃなくてタイからのフライトで来る人の出迎えに来てます pic.twitter.com/sRVu3NogTo

— Akio Yo (@BkkAkioYoshi) March 13, 2025

結局スーパースターたちはここから出てこず

まぁセキュリティ面を考えれば正しいかもですね
バス乗り場で待ち伏せの方が正解

仕事モードに戻ります pic.twitter.com/ZI7ac5Ki7H

— Akio Yo (@BkkAkioYoshi) March 13, 2025

Konnichiwa, Japan! 🇯🇵

日本の皆さん、こんにちわ! pic.twitter.com/ONNcNpshZo

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 13, 2025

Rather than pass through a public area of the airport like they did in South Korea, the Dodgers were whisked away on buses that waited on the tarmac for their chartered flight to land.

The de facto welcome party for Ohtani and the Dodgers predictably exceeded that of the Chicago Cubs, who nonetheless have Japanese players on their roster as well in Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki.

Yamamoto and Imanaga are combining to make MLB history as two Japanese pitchers starting an Opening Day game.

Coming off a long flight, the Dodgers will quickly need to begin acclimating their bodies to a new time zone ahead of playing their first exhibition game on Saturday.

Manager Dave Roberts said the team was going to have a workout shortly after the Dodgers arrived in Japan.

Dodgers international history

The Dodgers are playing an international series for the second year in a row and fourth time overall during the regular season since 2014.

That year the Dodgers opened the season by facing the Arizona Diamondbacks in Sydney, Australia. Then in 2018 they played the San Diego Padres in the 2018 Mexico Series at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey, and the Dodgers participated in the Seoul Series as part of the MLB World Tour in 2024.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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