The Shohei Ohtani impact has seeped into the MLB postseason.
The 2024 MLB postseason has drawn vital will increase in viewership, and it’s exhausting to not chalk a minimum of a few of that as much as the recognition of the Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter, who’s arguably essentially the most thrilling participant in baseball.
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FOX and FS1 noticed the very best Nationwide League Division Sequence viewership numbers since 2015, bringing in practically 4.1 million viewers. Viewership for the Division Sequence was up 18.8 p.c from 2023, and the very best since 2017, per MLB Communications. The Dodgers’ Recreation 1 NL Championship Sequence victory over the New York Mets then drew practically 8.5 million viewers, essentially the most for FOX Sports activities since 2009.
These excessive numbers of viewers has not been restricted to United States followers. Recreation 5 of the NLDS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres drew practically 13 million viewers from Japan. Recreation 1 of that collection introduced in 9.1 million viewers from Japan, per MLB Communications.
Loads of Japanese followers tuned in to look at Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, each former NPB Pacific League MVPs, play of their first MLB postseason video games. Much more Japanese viewers tuned in for Recreation 5 of the NLDS, which noticed Ohtani, Yamamoto, and former NPB pitcher Yu Darvish all play. Darvish acquired the very best of Ohtani via the collection, however Yamamoto had the higher Recreation 5 because the Dodgers earned the collection victory.
Ohtani acknowledged the followers from Japan tuning in watch the MLB postseason, even with a serious time zone distinction.
“I’m positive it’s not simple for the folks in Japan to have the ability to watch these video games due to the time distinction,” Ohtani stated. “However Yoshinobu pitched very well. We’ve been enjoying very well. And I hope to proceed to carry out nicely as nicely for the followers in Japan.”
Ohtani has delivered for the Japanese followers on a number of events this postseason. Now, he’s 4 wins away from an elusive World Sequence title.
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