Shohei Ohtani made time stand still as he commanded the rapt attention of a stadium full of enthralled fans — and the Chunichi Dragons — while sending baseballs all over Vantelin Dome Nagoya before an exhibition game on Friday night.

​Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way superstar, returned to Japan last week to join the rest of his Samurai Japan teammates ahead of the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

​“I hope we can communicate and work together as a team,” he said during his first news conference after joining his teammates.

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