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Ohtani rises to occasion, sending Tokyo crowd into frenzy

Shohei Ohtani gave fans exactly what they came to see at the Tokyo Dome, launching his first homer of the season to lead a Dodgers sweep of the Cubs in the Tokyo Series.

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In the annals of baseball history, there is one home run hitter whose name stands above the rest: Sadaharu Oh. Now 84, Oh was in attendance for Tuesday’s opener of the Tokyo Series.

You can spot Peyton Williams from five fields away. He looks like everyone else’s bodyguard, a hulking, throwback first baseman who makes a baseball bat look like a pencil in his hands.

When José Fermín was a young player trying to develop his swing, his father tossed him kernels of corn to hit with a broomstick. Those drills are paying off now for the master of contact.

Twins third baseman Royce Lewis will miss Opening Day, but it’s not just the frustration of another injury that bothers him. “Dude, I’m hurt. It actually hurts,” he said.

It’s Yankees vs. Phillies at 1 p.m. ET (available in Yankees market), Guardians vs. Angels at 4 (available in Guardians market) and Giants vs. Royals at 9 (available in Giants market) on MLB Network.

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