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Shohei Ohtani took the field at the Tokyo Dome to the roar of applause as a brief snippet of his walk-up song, "The Show Goes On" by Lupe Fiasco, played in the background. Never mind that Friday was just a workout day -- the excitement was real,

Major League Baseball's regular season kicked off in Tokyo, Japan, drawing huge crowds at Tokyo Dome which hosted a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer has the details.

The Los Angeles Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani an unprecedented $700 million contract hoping to drive interest — and the dollars that come with it — from fans across the Pacific.